Mtam Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Mtam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mtam (37) may also be a first name.
Mtam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtam (Arabic: متعم) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,414,640th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Mtam is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mtam are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 37 people.
Mtam is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 90 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 7 percent reside and Abia, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mtam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mtam in the Arabic language | ||
| متعم | mtm | - |
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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 Mtam
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