Mtai Surname

168,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mtai Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born one day later than expected.

Mtai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,1011:21,9802,515
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Tanzania901:588,24037,030
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Mtai (525) may also be a first name.

Mtai Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born one day later than expected.

- knaibei

Mtai Last Name Facts

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

Mtai (Marathi: मटाई) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtai is the 168,148th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,834,518 people. Mtai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtai reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Mtai is also the 368,302nd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 525 people.

The last name Mtai is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,101 people, or 1 in 21,980. In Kenya Mtai is most prevalent in: West Pokot County, where 68 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 14 percent live and Bungoma County, where 8 percent live. Other than Kenya it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 12 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Mtai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mtai earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.54% less than the national average, earning R 169,812 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtaie893,262/
Mtaji89375/
Mtayi89130/
Mthai8919/
Mtais8912/
Mtaai892/
Mtaia892/
Mtait891/
Mtaiz891/
Mttai891/
Mti8616,690/
Mta86153/
Mthayi8069/
Mtawie804/
M'Taiy801/
Mtahei801/
Mtui7517,707/
Mtei756,469/
Mtoi752,349/
Mthi751,737/
Mtae751,433/
Mtau751,051/
Mtea75268/
Mtyi75170/
Mtie75137/
Mtoa7599/
Mtaa7525/
Mtti7523/
Mtii7523/
Mtta7514/
Mtaj7512/
Mhta759/
Mtaz758/
Mtah758/
Mmta757/
Mtio757/
Mtha757/
Mtih756/
Mtay755/
Mtit755/
Mtat754/
Mdti753/
Hmta752/
Mtas752/
Hmti752/
Mtap751/
Mhti751/
Mmti751/
Mttawie733/
M'Taich731/
Mtaya671,995/
Mtiya671,708/
Mtuya671,114/
Mtahu67339/
Mteya67302/
Mtaja67221/
Mtaju67202/
Mtaha67176/
Mtije67121/
Mtiyo6787/
Mtoji6775/
Mtoja6765/
Mtoya6759/
Mmtaz6752/
Mtoyi6735/
Mtaye6727/
Mtawe6716/
Mhtha6711/
Mthoa679/
Mteyi679/
Mhtei676/
Mtiye675/
Mtihs675/
Mthea675/
Mtuyi674/
Mtiyi674/
Mthat674/
Mdtaj673/
Mttha673/
Mthis672/
Mtoii672/
Mttaa672/
Mthiz672/
Mtuja672/
Mtaje672/
Mhtaj672/
Mdtha671/
Mhtaa671/
Mhtio671/
Mtahe671/
Mtass671/
Mthad671/
Mthta671/
Mtioy671/
Mttie671/
Mtuha671/
Mthti671/
Mtiss671/
Mhtaz671/
Mthae671/
Mthih671/
Mtich671/
Mteha671/
Mthau671/
Mtazz671/
Mteit671/
Mtaaj671/
Mtibp671/
Mtyio671/
Mmtaj671/
Hmtaj671/

Mtai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mtai in the Marathi language
मटाईmata'i-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mtai
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