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

Mtah has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Mtah live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mtah is also the 4,213,784th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 8 people.

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

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis