Mtani Surname

57,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8,7411:6,057782
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtani (1,016) may also be a first name.

Mtani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mtani Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mtani (Hindi: मतानी, Marathi: मतानी) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtani is the 57,497th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 827,566 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtani are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mtani is also the 251,978th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 1,016 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 8,741 people, or 1 in 6,057. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 25 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 16 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.

Mtani Last Name Statistics demography

Mtani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.2% less than the national average, earning R 94,584 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtangi912,937/
Mtauni91365/
Mtanyi917/
Mtanis913/
Mtaini912/
Mtangai8353/
Mtaanyi8334/
Mthangi832/
Mtannyi831/
Mthanni831/
Mtana803,175/
Mtoni802,292/
Mtane802/
Mtany802/
Mehetani7721/
Mthangai771/
Mtonyi731,220/
Mtanes73619/
Mthana73600/
Mtange73325/
Mtauna73158/
Mtayne7359/
Mtongi7319/
Mtanha7313/
Mtanje7312/
Mtaner739/
Mteyni734/
Mtanaa734/
Hmtana734/
Mthane732/
Mtanee732/
Mtouni731/
Mtanny731/
Mttana731/
Mtonei731/
Mtahane6746/
Mtongoi674/
Mmtahnh671/
Mtaunge671/
Mtongai671/
Mteinyi671/
Mttaane671/

Mtani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mtani in the Hindi language
मतानीmatani-
Mtani in the Marathi language
मतानीmatani-

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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 Mtani
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