Mtya Surname

382,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 932 people bear this surname

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

Mtya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9291:58,3187,387
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtya (30) may also be a first name.

Mtya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtya occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 382,080th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,819,255 people. The surname Mtya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most numerous forename in the world, held by 30 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 929 people, or 1 in 58,318. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 68 percent live, Gauteng, where 13 percent live and Western Cape, where 12 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 0 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Mtya Last Name Statistics demography

Mtya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.52% less than the national average, earning R 148,476 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mttya891/
Mtaiya804/
Mttyah801/
Mtyash801/
Mtea75268/
Mtia7553/
Mtja753/
Mtyo753/
Mttaiya731/
Mtjoy6726/
Mtiha6712/
Mtias677/
Mtiaz676/
Mthea675/
Mtyho672/
Mtioy671/
Mteha671/
Mtjah671/
Mthias6010/
Mthyoz602/
Mtheao602/
Mtajha601/
Mtegia601/
Mtehas601/
Mteehai551/
Mthajha551/
Mehetja551/
Mtihash551/
Mtio507/
Mteo503/

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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 Mtya
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