Mtau Surname

347,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mtau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9651:56,1437,124
Tanzania681:778,55342,281
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mtau Last Name Facts

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

Mtau is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtau? popularity and diffusion

Mtau is the 347,722nd most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,933,916 people. The last name Mtau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtau live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mtau is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 965 people, or 1 in 56,143. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Mpumalanga, where 52 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Limpopo, where 18 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Mtau is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 6 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtahu89339/
Mtaju89202/
Mthau891/
Mtu86221/
Mta86153/
Mtauja801/
Mtaoue801/
Mtui7517,707/
Mtai752,571/
Mtae751,433/
Mtuy75578/
Mtea75268/
Mtoa7599/
Mtou7578/
Mtaa7525/
Mtta7514/
Mtaj7512/
Mtuu7510/
Mhta759/
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Mtah758/
Mmta757/
Mtha757/
Mtuh755/
Mtay755/
Mtat754/
Mthu753/
Mteu753/
Hmta752/
Mtas752/
Mdtu751/
Mtap751/
Mtue751/
Mtuo751/
Mmtu751/
Mtut751/
Mttu751/
Mtuj751/
Mtup751/
Mehetau733/
Mtayout731/
Mtaie673,262/
Mtaya671,995/
Mtiya671,708/
Mtuya671,114/
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Mtaha67176/
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Mtoja6765/
Mtoya6759/
Mmtaz6752/
Mtaye6727/
Mthai6719/
Mtawe6716/
Mtais6712/
Mhtha6711/
Mthoa679/
Mtoup675/
Mthea675/
Mtuje675/
Mtuyi674/
Mthat674/
Mdtaj673/
Mttha673/
Mtaai672/
Mttaa672/
Mhtaj672/
Mtaia672/
Mtaje672/
Mtuja672/
Mteha671/
Mtazz671/
Mtaaj671/
Mtout671/
Mmtaj671/
Hmtaj671/
Mthae671/
Mtutd671/
Mtush671/
Mhtaz671/
Mteyu671/
Mdtha671/
Mhtaa671/
Mtahe671/
Mtait671/
Mtass671/
Mtaiz671/
Mthad671/
Mthta671/
Mthus671/
Mttai671/
Mtuha671/

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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 Mtau
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