Mtwana Surname
Approximately 4,342 people bear this surname
Mtwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,531 | 1:20,917 | 2,629 |
| Kenya | 716 | 1:64,497 | 6,227 |
| Malawi | 601 | 1:28,484 | 4,289 |
| South Africa | 477 | 1:113,580 | 13,626 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mtwana (241) may also be a first name.
Mtwana Demographics
Average Mtwana Salary in
South Africa
R 192,900
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mtwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtwana is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtwana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mtwana is the 107,483rd most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,678,385 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtwana live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 575,894th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 241 people.
Mtwana is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,531 people, or 1 in 20,917. In Tanzania Mtwana is primarily found in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 35 percent are found, Zanzibar North Region, where 15 percent are found and Zanzibar South Region, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 16 percent are found and Malawi, where 14 percent are found.
Mtwana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (58%) in Kenya.
Mtwana earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.83% less than the national average, earning R 192,900 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mthwana | 92 | 420 | / |
| M'Twana | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mtwaanga | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mtwane | 83 | 148 | / |
| Mtwena | 83 | 121 | / |
| Mtwani | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mtwany | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mtuana | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mdwana | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtwange | 77 | 1,194 | / |
| Mthwane | 77 | 783 | / |
| Mtwango | 77 | 427 | / |
| Mtwanje | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mtuanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mthwanh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtwangoo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mdwane | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mdwani | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mtuane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdwona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdwena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtuano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdwangi | 62 | 19 | / |
| Mhdwani | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtuhanje | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mdouhayna | 53 | 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 Mtwana
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