Mtula Surname

292,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1851:44,6765,056
Kenya1091:423,66923,058
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Mtula (31) may also be a first name.

Mtula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtula (Arabic: متوليا) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtula? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 292,296th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 5,571,518 people. Mtula is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtula are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 31 people.

Mtula is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,185 people, or 1 in 44,676. In Tanzania Mtula is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 25 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 13 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 12 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 8 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.

Mtula Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (75%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtulia912,380/
Mtaula91954/
Mtulya91788/
Mtulla9115/
Mtulah9115/
Mthula916/
Mtulai911/
Mtulaa911/
Mtutla911/
Mtullah836/
Mtaulah831/
Mtuliah831/
Mtila803,647/
Mtulo802,242/
Mtuli801,569/
Mtola80946/
Mtule80377/
Mtuly8085/
Mtaullah775/
Mthuli732,566/
Mtolea73156/
Mthulo73133/
Mtolya7368/
Mtauli7350/
Mteule7317/
Mtaule7315/
Mtolia739/
Mtilah735/
Mtouli734/
Mtulis734/
Mtullo733/
Mthola732/
Mtully732/
Mtilia732/
Mtulle731/
Mthule731/
Mtolah731/
Mtolla731/
Mtauly731/
Mtiliaa671/
Mtoulou671/
Mthully671/
Mthuliy671/

Mtula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mtula in the Arabic language
متولياmtwlya-

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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 Mtula
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