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 last name Mtan is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,239,697th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname Mtan occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtan reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mtan is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 48 people.
Mtan is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 962,732. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 90 percent reside, Edo, where 5 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Mtan is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 1 percent reside and Qatar, where 1 percent reside.
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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