Mtayi Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

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

Mtayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1271:426,59636,772
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mtayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtayi is found most in South Africa. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,573,888th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtayi reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 426,596. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 31 percent are found, Western Cape, where 26 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 24 percent are found. Beside South Africa Mtayi is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Mtayi Last Name Statistics demography

Mtayi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.39% less than the national average, earning R 96,516 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthayi9169/
Mtai892,571/
Mtay895/
Mtaie803,262/
Mtaya801,995/
Mtaji80375/
Mtoyi8035/
Mtaye8027/
Mthai8019/
Mtais8012/
Mteyi809/
Mtiyi804/
Mtuyi804/
Mtaia802/
Mtaai802/
Mttai801/
Mtait801/
Mtaiz801/
Mtyio801/
Mtaysh7312/
Mthaya736/
Mtawie734/
Mtayeh734/
Mtayos732/
Mttaye731/
M'Taye731/
Mtahei731/
Mtheyi731/
Mthaye731/
M'Taiy731/
Mtui6717,707/
Mtei676,469/
Mtoi672,349/
Mtey671,730/
Mtae671,433/
Mtau671,051/
Mtuy67578/
Mtea67268/
Mtie67137/
Mtoa6799/
Mtoy6754/
Mtaa6725/
Mtaj6712/
Mttawie673/
Mtye673/
Mtayout671/
M'Taich671/

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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 Mtayi
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