Mtungila Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtungila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mtungila Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Tanzania1361:389,27727,871

Mtungila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtungila occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtungila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtungila is the 730,373rd most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtungila are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mtungila is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Without taking into account Malawi this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 34 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtungela8824/
Mtungula882/
Mthingila821/
Mthungela821/
Mtungilehe789/
Mtungele752/
Mtungulo752/
Mtunzela751/
Mtogela676/
Mtoghela631/

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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 Mtungila
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