Mtsamayi Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

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

Mtsamayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtsamayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1601:338,61131,451
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Mtsamayi (110) may also be a first name.

Mtsamayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtsamayi occurs most in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mtsamayi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtsamayi? popularity and diffusion

Mtsamayi is the 1,321,499th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name Mtsamayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtsamayi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mtsamayi is also the 895,203rd most widely held first name worldwide, held by 110 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 338,611. In South Africa Mtsamayi is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 35 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 34 percent reside and Gauteng, where 14 percent reside. Not including South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside and Lesotho, where 1 percent reside.

Mtsamayi Last Name Statistics demography

Mtsamayi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.62% less than the national average, earning R 110,208 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtshamayi941/
Mtsamai93147/
Mtsamaye881/
Mzamai711/
McAmey571/
Mzamoi571/
McSomey531/
McHamey531/
McHamie530/
McAmmey530/

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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 Mtsamayi
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