Mturi Surname

221,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mturi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mturi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,5101:35,0614,089
Kenya3131:147,54011,776
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England51:11,143,612252,590
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mturi (205) may also be a first name.

Mturi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mturi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mturi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 221,768th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,962,776 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mturi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mturi is also the 632,267th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 205 people.

The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,510 people, or 1 in 35,061. In Tanzania Mturi is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 50 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Mturi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (80%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mturie9112/
Mtauri9110/
Mteuri911/
M'Turi911/
Mthuri911/
Mtiri80773/
Mtura80386/
Mtori8012/
Mtury8010/
Mture802/
Mtaura7313/
Mturuy735/
Mthura733/
Mtoure731/
Mteura731/
Mtore6030/
Mtora6016/
Mtire602/
Mtiraj5521/
Mtoraj551/
Mtoore551/
Mttire551/

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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 Mturi
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