Mtalai Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtalai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtalai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2301:230,18119,019
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mtalai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtalai occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtalai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtalai is the 1,058,336th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name Mtalai is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtalai live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Mtalai is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 230,181. In Tanzania Mtalai is most prevalent in: Tabora Region, where 95 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 2 percent live and Tanga Region, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtallai921/
M'Talai921/
Mtali912,959/
Mtala91599/
Mtaula83954/
Mthala83315/
Mtalaa83171/
Mtaila8355/
Mtauli8350/
Mthali8337/
Mtalii838/
Mtalis835/
Mtalli835/
Mtalia835/
Mtalya833/
Mtalas832/
Mtalla832/
Mtalie832/
Mtaali831/
Mtalat831/
Mtalah831/
Mtailij77959/
Mtallih7737/
Mtaliya7710/
Mtaulah771/
Mtalaue771/
Mdtalha771/
Mtailah771/
Mtalaja771/
Mtalawe771/
Mtallie771/
Mtola73946/
Mtela73665/
Mtoli73347/
Mtale73306/
Mteli7336/
Mtaly7319/
Mtaallah7126/
Mtaullah715/
Mthalahe711/
Mtaâllah711/
Mthalawe711/
Mthalaue711/
Mtheli6777/
Mtaule6715/
Mthela6714/
Mehetalia6711/
Mthale678/
Mtaleh675/
Mtouli674/
Mtaale674/
Mtally673/
Mtohla672/
Mthola672/
Mtolla671/
Mtauly671/
Mtelah671/
Mteili671/
Mtuola671/
Mtolah671/
Mtoloi671/

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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 Mtalai
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