Mtuka Surname

146,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,9981:17,6592,265
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mtuka (26) may also be a first name.

Mtuka Last Name Facts

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

Mtuka is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtuka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 146,934th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,417,096 people. The last name Mtuka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtuka live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mtuka is also the 2,084,397th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,998 people, or 1 in 17,659. In Tanzania Mtuka is mostly found in: Rukwa Region, where 56 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 11 percent reside and Singida Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Mtuka Last Name Statistics demography

Mtuka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.72% less than the national average, earning R 26,808 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtauka91468/
Mteuka9160/
Mthuka9112/
Mtukau911/
Mtika807,901/
Mtoka801,535/
Mtuki80394/
Mtuko8017/
Mtuke8012/
Mthika73265/
Mthuki7356/
Mthuke7311/
Mtokea734/
Mthoka732/
Mtooka731/
Mtueca731/
Mtokaa731/
Mthuko731/
Mtouki731/
Mtikaa731/
M'Tuke731/
Mthokoa672/
Mtoko60441/
Mtiko60316/
Mtoki6014/
Mtoke603/
Mtuce601/
Mthiko55629/
Mthoko5565/
Mthoke554/
Mtuchi553/
Mthoki552/
Mtuche552/
M'Toko551/
Mtuqeer501/
Mthokhi501/

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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 Mtuka
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