Mtaya Surname
Approximately 1,995 people bear this surname
Mtaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,595 | 1:10,733 | 1,650 |
| Tanzania | 326 | 1:162,398 | 14,474 |
| Zimbabwe | 70 | 1:220,546 | 24,781 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mtaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtaya occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mtaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtaya? popularity and diffusion
Mtaya is the 207,490th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,652,905 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtaya reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,595 people, or 1 in 10,733. Besides Malawi Mtaya is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 16 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mthaya | 91 | 6 | / |
| Mtaa | 89 | 25 | / |
| Mtay | 89 | 5 | / |
| Mtiya | 80 | 1,708 | / |
| Mtuya | 80 | 1,114 | / |
| Mteya | 80 | 302 | / |
| Mtaja | 80 | 221 | / |
| Mtayi | 80 | 130 | / |
| Mtoya | 80 | 59 | / |
| Mtaye | 80 | 27 | / |
| Mtaai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mttaa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mtaia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mhtaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtaaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mta | 75 | 153 | / |
| Mty | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mthiya | 73 | 1,694 | / |
| Mthayi | 73 | 69 | / |
| Mtaysh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mtheya | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mtayeh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mtajah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mtayos | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mtiyaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mthuya | 73 | 2 | / |
| M'Taiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdtaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtauja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtahaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mttaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Taye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtai | 67 | 2,571 | / |
| Mtey | 67 | 1,730 | / |
| Mtae | 67 | 1,433 | / |
| Mtau | 67 | 1,051 | / |
| Mtuy | 67 | 578 | / |
| Mtea | 67 | 268 | / |
| Mtyi | 67 | 170 | / |
| Mtoa | 67 | 99 | / |
| Mtoy | 67 | 54 | / |
| Mtta | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mtaj | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mhta | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mtha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mmta | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mtyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mtye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hmta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mtayout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtty | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mthy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtys | 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 Mtaya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis