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 surname Mtah is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtah is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Mtah reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 8 people.

The surname Mtah is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Mtah is most common in: Benue, where 57 percent live, Borno, where 14 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname exists 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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