Mtau Surname
Approximately 1,051 people bear this surname
Mtau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 965 | 1:56,143 | 7,124 |
| Tanzania | 68 | 1:778,553 | 42,281 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Mtau Demographics
Average Mtau Salary in
South Africa
R 111,048
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mtau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mtau is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mtau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 347,722nd most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,933,916 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtau reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 965 people, or 1 in 56,143. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Mpumalanga, where 52 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and Limpopo, where 18 percent live. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 6 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Mtau Last Name Statistics demography
Mtau earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.27% less than the national average, earning R 111,048 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtahu | 89 | 339 | / |
| Mtaju | 89 | 202 | / |
| Mthau | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mtu | 86 | 221 | / |
| Mta | 86 | 153 | / |
| Mtauja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtaoue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtui | 75 | 17,707 | / |
| Mtai | 75 | 2,571 | / |
| Mtae | 75 | 1,433 | / |
| Mtuy | 75 | 578 | / |
| Mtea | 75 | 268 | / |
| Mtoa | 75 | 99 | / |
| Mtou | 75 | 78 | / |
| Mtaa | 75 | 25 | / |
| Mtta | 75 | 14 | / |
| Mtaj | 75 | 12 | / |
| Mtuu | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mhta | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mtaz | 75 | 8 | / |
| Mtah | 75 | 8 | / |
| Mmta | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mtha | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mtuh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mtay | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mtat | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mthu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mteu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hmta | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mtas | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mdtu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mtap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mtue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mtuo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mmtu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mtut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mttu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mtuj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mtup | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mehetau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mtayout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtaie | 67 | 3,262 | / |
| Mtaya | 67 | 1,995 | / |
| Mtiya | 67 | 1,708 | / |
| Mtuya | 67 | 1,114 | / |
| Mtaji | 67 | 375 | / |
| Mteya | 67 | 302 | / |
| Mtuye | 67 | 235 | / |
| Mtaja | 67 | 221 | / |
| Mtaha | 67 | 176 | / |
| Mtayi | 67 | 130 | / |
| Mtoja | 67 | 65 | / |
| Mtoya | 67 | 59 | / |
| Mmtaz | 67 | 52 | / |
| Mtaye | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mthai | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mtawe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mtais | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mhtha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mthoa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mtoup | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mthea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mtuje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mtuyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mthat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mdtaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mttha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mtaai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mttaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mhtaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mtaia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mtaje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mtuja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mteha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtazz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtaaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmtaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmtaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mthae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtutd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhtaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mteyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mdtha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhtaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mthad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mthta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mthus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mttai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtuha | 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
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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 Mtau
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