Mtuwa Surname
Approximately 2,557 people bear this surname
Mtuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,405 | 1:7,118 | 1,037 |
| Tanzania | 79 | 1:670,147 | 39,342 |
| Zimbabwe | 57 | 1:270,846 | 28,330 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mtuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtuwa occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 168,902nd most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,850,038 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtuwa are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 2,405 people, or 1 in 7,118. Without taking into account Malawi this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mthuwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mtuhwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mtauwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mtauswa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtiwa | 80 | 692 | / |
| Mtuba | 80 | 47 | / |
| Mtuva | 80 | 24 | / |
| Mtuwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtuwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtusva | 73 | 36 | / |
| Mtuvha | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mthuwe | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mthiwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mtubha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mthuba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthauba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtowo | 60 | 137 | / |
| Mtube | 60 | 88 | / |
| Mtowe | 60 | 64 | / |
| Mtiva | 60 | 14 | / |
| Mtubi | 60 | 3 | / |
| Mtowi | 60 | 2 | / |
| Mtuvi | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mtubo | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mthubi | 55 | 13 | / |
| Mtuvej | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtaubo | 55 | 1 | / |
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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 Mtuwa
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