Mateshi Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Mateshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 90 | 1:588,240 | 37,030 |
| Zambia | 82 | 1:193,292 | 12,826 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
Mateshi (12) may also be a first name.
Mateshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mateshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mateshi (Hindi: मतेशी, Marathi: मातेशी) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mateshi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,198,640th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mateshi live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mateshi is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 12 people.
Mateshi is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 588,240. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 77 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 10 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 10 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 42 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mateshi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mateshi in the Hindi language | ||
| मतेशी | matesi | - |
| Mateshi in the Marathi language | ||
| मातेशी | matesi | - |
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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
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- 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 Mateshi
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