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 held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtamakaya? popularity and diffusion
Mtamakaya is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Mtamakaya live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Mtamakaya is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried 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. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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