Mtata Surname

441,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2901:182,55715,833
South Africa2201:246,26225,099
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Zimbabwe1061:145,64418,674
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtata (242) may also be a first name.

Mtata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtata is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtata? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 441,818th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 9,415,434 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtata live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 574,510th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 242 people.

The last name Mtata is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 290 people, or 1 in 182,557. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 59 percent live, Mara Region, where 24 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live. Beside Tanzania Mtata exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent live and Malawi, where 17 percent live.

Mtata Last Name Statistics demography

Mtata earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.09% less than the national average, earning R 80,592 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtaita913,742/
Mthata9153/
Mtatha918/
Mtauta911/
Mthatha8361/
Mtahtah831/
Mttatay831/
Mtati803,821/
Mteta80578/
Mtota80544/
Mtate8037/
Mtato8036/
Mtathi7314/
Mtetah7313/
Mthota734/
Mteita732/
Mtatos731/
Mtatyi731/
Mtatti731/
Mtoeta731/
Mtatee731/
Mthathi67522/
Mthathe6711/
Mthauti671/
Mthotah671/

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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 Mtata
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