Mtua Surname

398,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4721:112,16410,800
Kenya4081:113,1869,628
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Mtua (19) may also be a first name.

Mtua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtua has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 398,988th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,262,524 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtua are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mtua is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 472 people, or 1 in 112,164. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 49 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 18 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 46 percent reside and Japan, where 0 percent reside.

Mtua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mtua last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtuaa891/
Mtuha891/
Mtwa753,026/
Mdua754/
Mtuo751/
Mthwa67763/
Mtwai6714/
Mduay671/
Mtwau671/
Mduha671/
Mtwaha604/
Mtwahe601/
Mththwa551/
Mduo5025/
Mdwa5012/
Mtwo502/
Mdva502/
Mehethwa501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mtua
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