Mtulo Surname

188,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtulo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtulo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,1071:25,1273,078
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtulo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtulo is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mtulo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtulo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 188,561st most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 3,250,467 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtulo reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mtulo is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,107 people, or 1 in 25,127. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 42 percent reside, Mtwara Region, where 12 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 11 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 6 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthulo91133/
Mtullo913/
Mtoulou831/
Mtolo8019,462/
Mtula801,308/
Mtilo8023/
Mtulia732,380/
Mtaula73954/
Mtulya73788/
Mtholo73335/
Mtulah7315/
Mtulla7315/
Mthula736/
Mtoloi731/
Mtulaa731/
Mtoolo731/
Mmtolo731/
Mtutla731/
Mtullah676/
Mtuliah671/
Mtholou671/
Mtaulah671/
Mtaullah625/
Mtila603,647/
Mtola60946/
Mtolya5568/
Mtolia559/
Mtilah555/
Mthola552/
Mtilia552/
Mtolah551/
Mtolla551/
Mtiliaa501/

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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 Mtulo
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