Mountaga Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Mountaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
Mountaga (8,452) may also be a first name.
Mountaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mountaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mountaga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﺘﻘﻰ) is most common in Benin. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mountaga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mountaga is the 3,228,735th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. Mountaga is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Mountaga reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mountaga is also the 68,585th most widely held first name internationally, held by 8,452 people.
It is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 939,600. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Borgou Department, where 91 percent reside. Apart from Benin Mountaga is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 24 percent reside and Niger, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mountaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mountaga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻨﺘﻘﻰ | mntqy | 40 |
| ﻣﻨﺘﻘﻲ | mntqy | 20 |
| ﻣﻨﺘﻘﺎ | mntqa | 7.5 |
| ﻣﻮﻧﺘﻜﺎ | mwntka | 5 |
| ﻣﻮﻧﺘﺎﻛﺎ | mwntaka | 5 |
| ﻣﻨﺘﺎﻗﺎ | mntaqa | 2.5 |
| ﻣﻮﻧﺘﺎﻗﺎ | mwntaqa | 2.5 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺘﻘﻲ | almntqy | 2.5 |
| ﻣﻨﺘﻜﻰ | mntky | 2.5 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺘﻘﻰ | almntqy | 2.5 |
| ﻣﻨﺘﻜﺎ | mntka | 2.5 |
| ﻣﻨﺘﺠﺎ | mntja | 2.5 |
| ﻣﻨﺘﻚ | mntk | 2.5 |
| ﻣﻨﺘﺎﻛﺎ | mntaka | 2.5 |
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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
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