Mtiya Surname

235,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,708 people bear this surname

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

Mtiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,5761:34,3774,397
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtiya (10) may also be a first name.

Mtiya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtiya is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mtiya.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtiya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 235,556th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,266,713 people. Mtiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtiya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mtiya is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,576 people, or 1 in 34,377. In South Africa Mtiya is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent are found, Western Cape, where 23 percent are found and Gauteng, where 12 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 6 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Mtiya Last Name Statistics demography

Mtiya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.06% less than the national average, earning R 154,320 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthiya911,694/
Mtiyaz912/
Mtaya801,995/
Mtuya801,114/
Mteya80302/
Mtiyo8087/
Mtoya8059/
Mtiye805/
Mtiyi804/
Mtaia802/
Mtioy801/
Mthiyahe771/
Mthiyo7350/
Mtheya738/
Mthaya736/
Mthuya732/
Mtioye731/
M'Taiy731/
Mtui6717,707/
Mtei676,469/
Mtai672,571/
Mtoi672,349/
Mtey671,730/
Mtae671,433/
Mtau671,051/
Mtuy67578/
Mtea67268/
Mtie67137/
Mtoa6799/
Mtoy6754/
Mtaa6725/
Mtaj6712/
Mtay675/
Mtye673/

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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 Mtiya
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