Mtasha Surname

535,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtasha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtasha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5981:88,5318,952
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtasha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtasha is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtasha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtasha is the 535,476th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 12,105,558 people. Mtasha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtasha reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 598 people, or 1 in 88,531. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Tabora Region, where 63 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 15 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtasa911,065/
Mtashash861/
Mtesha83385/
Mtatsa8339/
Mtashe8328/
Mthasa8315/
Mtashi8310/
Mtasah837/
Mtacha835/
Mtosha831/
Mtassa831/
Mmtazshah801/
Mtatshi7798/
M'Tassa774/
Mthashe773/
Mthashi771/
Mtatshe771/
Mtaicha771/
Mtassai771/
Mtasher771/
Mtaza73168/
Mtasi73146/
Mtase7313/
Mthatshe714/
Mthotsha711/
Mtahachi711/
Mhdthasa711/
Mtachi671,043/
Mtocha67341/
Mtausi67315/
Mtatsi67221/
Mmtaza6713/
Mtoshe6711/
Mthaza679/
Mthazi674/
Mtaisi672/
Mtache672/
Mtaise671/
Mtacho671/
Mtatse671/
Mtoshi671/
Mtesaa671/
Mtazaa671/
Mtasie671/
Mtacia671/
Mthasi671/

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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 Mtasha
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