Mtu Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mtu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1561:1,135,53046,612
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Mtu (163) may also be a first name.

Mtu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mtu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mtu (Marathi: मतू, Oriya: ମ୍ଟୁ, Russian: Мту) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,104,724th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. The last name Mtu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mtu reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mtu is also the 717,791st most frequently used first name internationally, held by 163 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 1,135,530. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 96 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 3 percent reside and Lagos, where 1 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 11 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Mtu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mtu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 27.06% less than the national average, earning R 173,340 per year and in United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtui8617,707/
Mtau861,051/
Mtuy86578/
Mtou8678/
Mtuu8610/
Mtuh865/
Mteu863/
Mthu863/
Mdtu861/
Mtup861/
Mtuj861/
Mttu861/
Mtut861/
Mmtu861/
Mtahu75339/
Mtoup755/
Mtout751/
Mthau751/
Mtutd751/
Mtush751/
Mtuha751/
Mthus751/
Mtheus672/
Mehetau603/
Mtoo571,483/
Mtoe5714/
Mhtoo501/

Mtu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mtu in the Marathi language
मतूmatu-
Mtu in the Oriya language
ମ୍ଟୁmtu50
ମିତୁmitu50
Mtu in the Russian language
Мтуmtu-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mtu
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