Mtaba Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania821:645,62938,896
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Mtaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtaba is found most in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtaba is the 1,206,588th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mtaba reside; 42 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 645,629. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 91 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 5 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 30 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Mtaba Last Name Statistics demography

Mtaba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.26% less than the national average, earning R 103,944 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthaba912/
Mtabha911/
Mtahba911/
Mttaba911/
Mtahaba832/
Mtaibah832/
Mthauba831/
Mtawa8014,389/
Mtoba801,264/
Mteba80531/
Mtabo80421/
Mtabi80177/
Mtava8077/
Mtabe805/
Mtawea73122/
Mthoba7371/
Mtahwa7334/
Mtawaa738/
Mtabii735/
Mhtabi732/
Mtajwa732/
Mthabi732/
Mthawa731/
Mtauwa731/
Mtaber731/
M'Tabi731/
Mtabou731/
Mtaibi731/
Mthabe731/
Mtawah731/
Mtaubo731/
Mtobaya6734/
Mtajwaa676/
Mtampha674/
Mmthabo671/
Mtawash671/
Mtahavi671/
Mtauswa671/

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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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  • 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 Mtaba
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