Mtapa Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Mtapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Tanzania | 20 | 1:2,647,081 | 48,780 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mtapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtapa has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtapa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mtapa is the 1,504,764th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname Mtapa is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mtapa reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Without taking into account Malawi this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtapai | 91 | 9 | / |
| Mthapha | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mtepa | 80 | 4,538 | / |
| Mtopa | 80 | 1,508 | / |
| Mtapo | 80 | 236 | / |
| Mtape | 80 | 108 | / |
| Mtapi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mtapie | 73 | 16 | / |
| Mthapo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mthopa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mthapi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mtopah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mtapho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtepah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthapho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mthaphe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtaypheu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtope | 60 | 550 | / |
| Mtopo | 60 | 113 | / |
| Mtopi | 60 | 73 | / |
| Mtepo | 60 | 7 | / |
| Mthope | 55 | 105 | / |
| Mtepfa | 55 | 23 | / |
| Mtopea | 55 | 5 | / |
| Mtophi | 55 | 4 | / |
| Mtepha | 55 | 3 | / |
| Mtopho | 55 | 3 | / |
| Mthopo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtoppo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mthophi | 50 | 4 | / |
| Mthophe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mdthope | 50 | 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
- 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 Mtapa
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