Mgatya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Mgatya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mgatya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgatya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mgatya occurs most in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgatya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mgatya is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgatya are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Mgatya is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Mgatya is most prevalent in: Singida Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 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 Mgatya
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