Mtamakaya Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Mtamakaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 27 | 1:1,960,800 | 47,770 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Mtamakaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtamakaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mtamakaya is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mtamakaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtamakaya? popularity and diffusion
Mtamakaya is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Mtamakaya reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 1,960,800. In Tanzania it is most common in: Ruvuma Region, where 33 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent reside and Geita Region, where 15 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent reside and Norway, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtemakaya | 89 | 5 | / |
| Matamakay | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mitamak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matamka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mutemakawa | 74 | 33 | / |
| Matamika | 71 | 100 | / |
| Matameka | 71 | 46 | / |
| Matamaki | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mutamuka | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mthamuka | 71 | 9 | / |
| Matamoka | 71 | 8 | / |
| Medtamak | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mademaka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Midtamak | 71 | 4 | / |
| Medamaka | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mitamack | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mtamokau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtemkyaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matamuka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matamaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mitmak | 67 | 431 | / |
| Mtimka | 67 | 216 | / |
| Mataimaki | 67 | 125 | / |
| Muthamaki | 67 | 50 | / |
| Matmak | 67 | 50 | / |
| Mutmaikah | 67 | 20 | / |
| Maduamaka | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mothamaga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mataemeka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mtwamwaki | 67 | 4 | / |
| Madmak | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mtumka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maitamaki | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mutimakka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muatamuka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matiemaka | 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
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- 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 Mtamakaya
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