Mtwale Surname
Approximately 3,665 people bear this surname
Mtwale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,540 | 1:14,955 | 1,941 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mtwale (142) may also be a first name.
Mtwale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtwale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtwale is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtwale? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 124,398th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,988,416 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtwale are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mtwale is also the 775,413th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 142 people.
Mtwale is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,540 people, or 1 in 14,955. In Tanzania Mtwale is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 19 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 19 percent are found and Geita Region, where 14 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 3 percent are found and England, where 0 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 Mtwale
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