Mtulwa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Mtulwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mtulwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtulwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mtulwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtulwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtulwa live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Mtulwa is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Mtulwa is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 44 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 44 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 23 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Mtulwa
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