Mtutwa Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtutwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtutwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1571:337,20825,147
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mtutwa Last Name Facts

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

Mtutwa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtutwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtutwa is the 1,374,607th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtutwa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mtutwa is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 337,208. In Tanzania Mtutwa is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 45 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 35 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Mtutwa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthuthwa869/
Mtuethwa862/
Mtitwa83100/
Mtotwa838/
Mtudwa831/
Mtuedwa7718/
Mthitwa772/
Mtothwa771/
Mthothwa713/
Mthithwa712/
Mtutui67291/
Mthiethwa671/
Mthidwa621/
Mtiedwa621/

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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 Mtutwa
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