Mtan Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Mtan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 184 | 1:962,732 | 41,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mtan (48) may also be a first name.
Mtan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtan is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mtan is the 1,239,697th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. Mtan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtan reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 48 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 962,732. In Nigeria Mtan is mostly found in: Benue, where 90 percent live, Edo, where 5 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 1 percent live and Qatar, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtahn | 89 | 293 | / |
| Mtain | 89 | 14 | / |
| Mtant | 89 | 11 | / |
| Mtaan | 89 | 10 | / |
| Mtang | 89 | 5 | / |
| Mthan | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mtean | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mtane | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mdtan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mtank | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mhtan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mtaung | 80 | 240 | / |
| Mtayne | 80 | 59 | / |
| Mtahan | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mthane | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mthant | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mthaun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtainq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtaten | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtam | 75 | 63 | / |
| Mton | 75 | 42 | / |
| Mtachin | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mtanowa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mdtaung | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mdtasin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmtahnh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mttaane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtone | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mtaim | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mtong | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mtein | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mdton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hmton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mteyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mthon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mttam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdtaisin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtamg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdtam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmton | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mtoune | 60 | 9 | / |
| Mteine | 60 | 2 | / |
| Mtongq | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mthont | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mtom | 50 | 800 | / |
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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 Mtan
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