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
Mtaya is found most in Malawi. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtaya? popularity and diffusion
Mtaya is the 207,490th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,652,905 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtaya reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Mtaya is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,595 people, or 1 in 10,733. Other than Malawi this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 16 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.
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
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