Mateshe Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Mateshe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 49 | 1:942,447 | 33,788 |
| Zimbabwe | 34 | 1:454,066 | 38,992 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Mateshe (10) may also be a first name.
Mateshe Demographics
Mateshe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mateshe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mateshe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mateshe (Marathi: मातेशे) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mateshe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mateshe is the 1,839,022nd most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mateshe are found; 65 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 942,447. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent reside and Uganda, where 17 percent reside.
Mateshe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mateshe last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mateshe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mateshe in the Marathi language | ||
| मातेशे | matese | - |
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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 Mateshe
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