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 last name Mtiya is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mtiya.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtiya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 235,556th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,266,713 people. The last name Mtiya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtiya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mtiya is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used given name globally, borne by 10 people.

The last name Mtiya is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,576 people, or 1 in 34,377. In South Africa Mtiya is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and Gauteng, where 12 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 6 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

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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