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 last name Mtya is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 382,080th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,819,255 people. The surname Mtya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mtya is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 30 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 929 people, or 1 in 58,318. In South Africa Mtya is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 68 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and Western Cape, where 12 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Mtya exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 0 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

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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