Mtara Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mtara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe701:220,54624,781
Tanzania571:928,80044,452
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mtara (24) may also be a first name.

Mtara Last Name Facts

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

Mtara (Marathi: मतारा) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtara is the 1,551,568th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mtara reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mtara is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 24 people.

The last name Mtara is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 220,546. In Zimbabwe Mtara is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 43 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 29 percent reside and Harare Province, where 24 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 43 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtaira91183/
Mtaura9113/
Mthara918/
Mtarga916/
Mtarai915/
Mtarah911/
Mtarrah835/
Mtahara835/
Mthaira834/
Mtairah831/
Mmtaraz831/
Mtairas831/
Mtera801,252/
Mtari80215/
Mtare8094/
Mtora8016/
Mtaro8012/
Mtary805/
Mtaharah7712/
Mtahri73443/
Mtarid73153/
Mtares7357/
Mtauri7310/
Mhtare736/
Mtairi735/
Mtared734/
Mtatre734/
Mthari733/
Mteera732/
Mtaire732/
Mtoraj731/
Mtoora731/
Mteura731/
Mtairo731/
M'Tare731/
Mhtari731/
Mtgora731/
Mthare731/
Mtarip731/
Mehetaraj711/
Mtaares674/
Mtairej671/
Mtaitri671/

Mtara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mtara in the Marathi language
मताराmatara-

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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 Mtara
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