Mtsamai Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

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

Mtsamai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtsamai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1371:395,45835,012
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Mtsamai (43) may also be a first name.

Mtsamai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtsamai is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtsamai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,453,389th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtsamai live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mtsamai is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 43 people.

Mtsamai is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 395,458. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent are found, Gauteng, where 22 percent are found and Western Cape, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found and Lesotho, where 1 percent are found.

Mtsamai Last Name Statistics demography

Mtsamai earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.7% less than the national average, earning R 121,920 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtsamayi93170/
Mtsama923/
Mtsami923/
Mtshamayi881/
Mtshama861/
Mtsamaye801/
Mtsoma7796/
Mtsame7727/
Mtsomi7713/
Mdsami775/
Mtsemi772/
Mzamai771/
Mtshoma712/
Mtshemi711/
Mtshame711/
Mtchami711/
McSamma710/
Mzama671,302/
Mzami679/
Mcama672/
Mcami671/

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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 Mtsamai
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