Mtah Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Scotland

Mtah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mtah (8) may also be a first name.

Mtah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtah is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtah is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Mtah are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 8 people.

Mtah is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 57 percent live, Borno, where 14 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Scotland, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtahu89339/
Mtaha89176/
Mtahe891/
Mta86153/
Mhtajh8021/
Mtaysh8012/
Mdtaha804/
Mtahat802/
Mtahei801/
Mtahaa801/
Mtai752,571/
Mtau751,051/
Mtea75268/
Mtoa7599/
Mtoh7544/
Mtaa7525/
Mtta7514/
Mtaj7512/
Mtho7510/
Mhta759/
Mtaz758/
Mtha757/
Mmta757/
Mtay755/
Mtat754/
Hmta752/
Mtas752/
Mtap751/
M'Taich731/
Mmtaz6752/
Mthai6719/
Mtais6712/
Mhtha6711/
Mthoa679/
Mthea675/
Mthat674/
Mhtho673/
Mdtaj673/
Mttha673/
Mtosh673/
Mttaa672/
Mtaai672/
Mhtaj672/
Mtazz671/
Hmtaj671/
Mmtaj671/
Mtaaj671/
Mdtha671/
Mhtaa671/
Mtait671/
Mtass671/
Mthad671/
Mtaiz671/
Mthta671/
Mthau671/
Mttai671/
Mhtaz671/

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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 Mtah
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