Mtari Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2011:263,39121,014
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Mtari (25) may also be a first name.

Mtari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtari occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtari? popularity and diffusion

Mtari is the 1,125,333rd most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtari reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 25 people.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 263,391. In Tanzania Mtari is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 96 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 0 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and Algeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtahri91443/
Mtarid91153/
Mtauri9110/
Mtarai915/
Mtairi915/
Mthari913/
Mtarip911/
Mhtari911/
Mtaitri831/
Mteri80349/
Mtara80133/
Mtare8094/
Mtori8012/
Mtary805/
M'Tayrih776/
M'Tairih772/
Mtairich771/
Mtaira73183/
Mtares7357/
Mtaura7313/
Mthara738/
Mhtare736/
Mtared734/
Mtatre734/
Mtaire732/
Mthare731/
Mteuri731/
Mteiri731/
M'Tare731/
M'Tayrich715/
Mtaares674/
Mthaira674/
Mtairej671/
Mteirih671/

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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 Mtari
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