Mtwana Surname

107,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,5311:20,9172,629
Kenya7161:64,4976,227
Malawi6011:28,4844,289
South Africa4771:113,58013,626
England101:5,571,806158,774
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtwana (241) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthwana92420/
M'Twana921/
Mtwaanga869/
Mtwane83148/
Mtwena83121/
Mtwani8310/
Mtwany834/
Mtuana832/
Mdwana831/
Mtwange771,194/
Mthwane77783/
Mtwango77427/
Mtwanje774/
Mtuanga771/
Mthwanh771/
Mtwangoo714/
Mdwane6720/
Mdwani677/
Mtuane671/
Mdwona671/
Mdwena671/
Mtuano671/
Mdwangi6219/
Mhdwani621/
Mtuhanje571/
Mdouhayna531/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis