Muntala Surname

229,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Muntala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muntala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
India6151:1,247,26149,568
Nigeria1791:989,62441,927
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Muntalà (1) are calculated separately.

Muntala (638) may also be a first name.

Muntala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Muntala Come From? nationality or country of origin

Muntala (Hindi: मुन्तला, Oriya: ମୁାଲା) is most common in Ghana. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Muntalà. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muntala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muntala is the 229,324th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,124,248 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Muntala reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 329,390th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 638 people.

The last name is most frequent in Ghana, where it is carried by 831 people, or 1 in 32,516. Other than Ghana this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in India, where 35 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

Muntala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Muntala last name is predominantly Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Muntala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muntala in the Oriya language
ମୁାଲାmuala-
Muntala in the Hindi language
मुन्तलाmuntala66.67
मुंटलाmuntala33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muntala
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