Mturu Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Mturu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 21 | 1:2,521,029 | 48,569 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mturu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mturu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mturu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mturu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mturu is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mturu live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Mturu is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,521,029. In Tanzania Mturu is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 43 percent are found, Mara Region, where 43 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Mturu occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Mturu
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