Mtaja Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Mtaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mtaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mtaja occurs most in Malawi. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtaja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,104,724th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. The surname Mtaja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtaja reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Outside of Malawi it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtajah | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mtauja | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mdtaja | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mtaa | 89 | 25 | / |
| Mtaj | 89 | 12 | / |
| Mtaya | 80 | 1,995 | / |
| Mtaji | 80 | 375 | / |
| Mtaju | 80 | 202 | / |
| Mtoja | 80 | 65 | / |
| Mdtaj | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mhtaj | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mtaje | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mtuja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mtaia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mttaa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mtaai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hmtaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmtaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtaaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mhtaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mta | 75 | 153 | / |
| Mtj | 75 | 12 | / |
| Mhtajh | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mthaya | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mtahaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtai | 67 | 2,571 | / |
| Mtae | 67 | 1,433 | / |
| Mtau | 67 | 1,051 | / |
| Mtea | 67 | 268 | / |
| Mtoa | 67 | 99 | / |
| Mtta | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mhta | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mtha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mmta | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mtay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mehetaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hmta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mdtj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhtj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtjp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtjt | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mtaja
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