Mtura Surname
Approximately 386 people bear this surname
Mtura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 381 | 1:138,954 | 12,811 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mtura (24) may also be a first name.
Mtura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtura (Marathi: मथुरा) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtura? popularity and diffusion
Mtura is the 745,450th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 18,879,653 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtura are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 24 people.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 381 people, or 1 in 138,954. In Tanzania Mtura is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 94 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 1 percent live and Lindi Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Egypt, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtaura | 91 | 13 | / |
| Mthura | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mturah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mtuera | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mteura | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mturi | 80 | 1,839 | / |
| Mturo | 80 | 832 | / |
| Mtira | 80 | 639 | / |
| Mtora | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mtury | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mture | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mtiraj | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mturie | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mtauri | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mturuy | 73 | 5 | / |
| M'Tira | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mtirah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mtoure | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mteuri | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Turi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthuri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtoraj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtoora | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtoro | 60 | 4,124 | / |
| Mtiro | 60 | 522 | / |
| Mtore | 60 | 30 | / |
| Mtori | 60 | 12 | / |
| Mdtoro | 55 | 8 | / |
| M'Toro | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtoore | 55 | 1 | / |
Mtura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mtura in the Marathi language | ||
| मथुरा | mathura | 50 |
| मतुरा | matura | 50 |
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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 Mtura
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