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
The surname Mateshi (Hindi: मतेशी, Marathi: मातेशी) is found most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mateshi.
How Common Is The Last Name Mateshi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mateshi is the 1,198,640th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name Mateshi is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mateshi are found; 46 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mateshi is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 588,240. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 77 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 10 percent live and Tanga Region, where 10 percent live. Other than Tanzania Mateshi is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 42 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.
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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