Mthai Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

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

Mthai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mthai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mthai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mthai (Marathi: मथाई) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mthai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Mthai live; 84 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Mthai is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 94 percent live and Western Cape, where 6 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.

Mthai Last Name Statistics demography

Mthai earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.83% less than the national average, earning R 114,468 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthayi9169/
Mtai892,571/
Mthi891,737/
Mtha897/
Mtaie803,262/
Mtaji80375/
Mtaha80176/
Mtayi80130/
Mtais8012/
Mhtha8011/
Mthoa809/
Mthea805/
Mthat804/
Mttha803/
Mtaia802/
Mthis802/
Mthiz802/
Mtaai802/
Mtait801/
Mdtha801/
Mthad801/
Mthau801/
Mthta801/
Mtuha801/
Mtaiz801/
Mthti801/
Mthae801/
Mthih801/
Mttai801/
Mteha801/
Mti7516,690/
Mta75153/
Mthiya731,694/
Mthiyo7350/
Mtheya738/
Mthaya736/
Mtawie734/
Mdtaha734/
Mtahat732/
Mthuya732/
M'Taiy731/
Mththa731/
Mtahaa731/
Mtehas731/
Mtahei731/
Mtheyi731/
Mthaye731/
Mtui6717,707/
Mtei676,469/
Mtoi672,349/
Mtae671,433/
Mtau671,051/
Mtea67268/
Mtyi67170/
Mtie67137/
Mtoa6799/
Mthe6730/
Mtaa6725/
Mtii6723/
Mtti6723/
Mtta6714/
Mtaj6712/
Mhta679/
Mtah678/
Mtaz678/
Mtio677/
Mmta677/
Mtih676/
Mtay675/
Mtit675/
Mtat674/
Mteh673/
Mdti673/
Mttawie673/
Hmti672/
Hmta672/
Mtas672/
Mthy671/
Mmti671/
Mtap671/
Mhti671/
M'Taich671/

Mthai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mthai in the Marathi language
मथाईmatha'i-

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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 Mthai
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