Mtate Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Mtate Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Mtate (14) may also be a first name.
Mtate Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtate Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtate is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtate? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Mtate is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtate reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mtate is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 14 people.
Mtate is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 671,228. In Zimbabwe Mtate is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 57 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 39 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 4 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 30 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtatee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mtat | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mthathe | 83 | 11 | / |
| Mtehate | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtete | 80 | 5,876 | / |
| Mtati | 80 | 3,821 | / |
| Mtata | 80 | 774 | / |
| Mtote | 80 | 65 | / |
| Mthat | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mtait | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtaita | 73 | 3,742 | / |
| Mthata | 73 | 53 | / |
| Mtathi | 73 | 14 | / |
| Mtatha | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mteite | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mthite | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mtahat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mthete | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtethe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtauta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtatyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtatti | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtithe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtetei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthathi | 67 | 522 | / |
| Mthethe | 67 | 108 | / |
| Mthatha | 67 | 61 | / |
| Mtot | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mthehte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mthauti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mttatay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mtate
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