Mtajiri Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Mtajiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Mtajiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtajiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mtajiri is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mtajiri.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtajiri? popularity and diffusion
Mtajiri is the 1,551,568th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. Mtajiri occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtajiri live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Other than Malawi it is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtairi | 92 | 5 | / |
| Mtaitri | 86 | 1 | / |
| M'Tairih | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mtairich | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtaira | 77 | 183 | / |
| Mtauri | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mtaire | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mteiri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mthaira | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mtayari | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mtairej | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtayira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mteirih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtageri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtachira | 67 | 105 | / |
| Mtare | 67 | 94 | / |
| M'Tayrih | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mtire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mteirich | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Teirih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mtauchira | 63 | 105 | / |
| M'Tayrich | 63 | 5 | / |
| Mtaura | 62 | 13 | / |
| Mhtare | 62 | 6 | / |
| Mthare | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mteuri | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mttire | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtoire | 62 | 1 | / |
| M'Tare | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mehetare | 53 | 31 | / |
| Mtheatre | 53 | 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 Mtajiri
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