Mtape Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mtape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe981:157,53319,794
England101:5,571,806158,774

Mtape Last Name Facts

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

Mtape occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtape? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtape is the 1,765,740th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Mtape is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Mtape are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 157,533. In Zimbabwe Mtape is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 57 percent reside, Harare Province, where 17 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtapie9116/
Mtap891/
Mthaphe831/
Mtope80550/
Mtipe80205/
Mtepe80191/
Mtapa80139/
Mtapi8011/
Mtaypheu771/
Mthope73105/
Mtephe7337/
Mtepfe7310/
Mtapai739/
Mtopea735/
Mthapi734/
Mthipe731/
Mthepe731/
Mtav6722/
Mtab6714/
Mthapha679/
Mtiyope677/
Mtop671/
Mthophe671/
Mdthope671/

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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 Mtape
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