Mtaya Surname

207,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,5951:10,7331,650
Tanzania3261:162,39814,474
Zimbabwe701:220,54624,781
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthaya916/
Mtaa8925/
Mtay895/
Mtiya801,708/
Mtuya801,114/
Mteya80302/
Mtaja80221/
Mtayi80130/
Mtoya8059/
Mtaye8027/
Mtaai802/
Mttaa802/
Mtaia802/
Mhtaa801/
Mtaaj801/
Mta75153/
Mty759/
Mthiya731,694/
Mthayi7369/
Mtaysh7312/
Mtheya738/
Mtayeh734/
Mtajah734/
Mtayos732/
Mtiyaz732/
Mthuya732/
M'Taiy731/
Mdtaja731/
Mtauja731/
Mtahaa731/
Mttaye731/
Mthaye731/
M'Taye731/
Mtai672,571/
Mtey671,730/
Mtae671,433/
Mtau671,051/
Mtuy67578/
Mtea67268/
Mtyi67170/
Mtoa6799/
Mtoy6754/
Mtta6714/
Mtaj6712/
Mhta679/
Mtha677/
Mmta677/
Mtyo673/
Mtye673/
Hmta672/
Mtayout671/
Mtty671/
Mthy671/
Mtys671/

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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 Mtaya
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