Mtwale Surname

124,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtwale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtwale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,5401:14,9551,941
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Mtwale is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtwale? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtwale is the 124,398th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,988,416 people. It 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 frequently used first name in the world It is held by 142 people.

The surname Mtwale is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,540 people, or 1 in 14,955. In Tanzania Mtwale is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 19 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 19 percent reside and Geita Region, where 14 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 3 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtwal9112/
Mtwaly831,074/
Mtwali8319/
Mtwala837/
Mtwele836/
Mdwale832/
Mtwalp831/
Mtwally77277/
Mthwali7738/
Mthwala775/
Mdwali6751/
Mdhwal671/
Mtuala671/
Mduale671/
Mdvali504/
Mhtdbaallh501/
Mtuola501/

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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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