Mtayisi Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

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

Mtayisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtayisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2261:239,72424,596
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532

Mtayisi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtayisi has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtayisi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,061,269th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. The last name Mtayisi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtayisi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 239,724. In South Africa Mtayisi is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent are found, Gauteng, where 13 percent are found and Western Cape, where 11 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 4 percent are found.

Mtayisi Last Name Statistics demography

Mtayisi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.22% less than the national average, earning R 92,160 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthayisi9341/
Mtaisi922/
Mteyisi86114/
Mtayise8621/
Mtayisa861/
Mthaisi861/
Mthayise8011/
Mthayisa801/
Mtausi77315/
Mtisie772/
Mtaiji771/
Mtaise771/
Mtisei771/
Mtasie771/
Mteyise7191/
Mtayezi714/
Mteitsi712/
Mtoyise711/
Mthaisa711/
Mtise67105/
Mtase6713/
Mtayseer671/

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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 Mtayisi
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