Mtava Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Mtava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 72 | 1:641,388 | 29,005 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mtava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mtava is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtava? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mtava is the 2,152,526th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname Mtava is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtava reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mtava is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 641,388. In Kenya Mtava is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 97 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 1 percent are found and Taita Taveta County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtawa | 80 | 14,389 | / |
| Mtaba | 80 | 195 | / |
| Mteva | 80 | 95 | / |
| Mtova | 80 | 28 | / |
| Mtavo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mtave | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mtawea | 73 | 122 | / |
| Mtahwa | 73 | 34 | / |
| Mtaver | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mtawaa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mdtova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mthaba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mtajwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mtavei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtawah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtabha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtahba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mttaba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtauwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtawaya | 67 | 262 | / |
| Mtajwaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mtampha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mtaibah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mtahaba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mthauba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtawash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtahavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtauswa | 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 Mtava
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