Mateso Surname

15,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mateso Surname User-submission:

Mateso is a Swahili surname meaning 'suffering', 'persecution'.

Mateso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo33,3421:2,216225
Tanzania2,8621:18,4982,369
Uganda5431:71,8967,927
Rwanda491:231,9381,267
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Burundi91:1,089,428846
France61:11,070,454349,096
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Mateso (22,844) may also be a first name.

Mateso Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mateso is a Swahili surname meaning 'suffering', 'persecution'.

- knaibei

Mateso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mateso is found most in The DR Congo. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mateso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 15,100th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 197,559 people. The last name Mateso occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mateso live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 34,178th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 22,844 people.

The last name Mateso is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 33,342 people, or 1 in 2,216. Other than The DR Congo it is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 8 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Mateso Last Name Statistics demography

Mateso earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.51% less than the national average, earning $18,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matesso92103/
Matheso9270/
Matesio9217/
Mateuso9214/
Matesoi929/
Mateeso929/
Mateszo926/
Matieso922/
Matteso921/
Matesho921/
Maiteso921/
Mathetso866/
Mateisio864/
Mateesou861/
Mateesho861/
Matiesso861/
Matheaso861/
Mateusso861/
Mautesso861/
Mateasso861/
Matoso8317,729/
Matiso832,867/
Matesa83806/
Mataso83518/
Matezo83376/
Moteso8323/
Matejo8319/
Mateco836/
Meteso832/
Matheusso806/
Matisho778,344/
Mathiso772,395/
Mattoso772,200/
Matessa77703/
Matasio77680/
Matesha77470/
Matasso77169/
Mathesa77148/
Matisoy77137/
Mathoso77102/
Matosho7790/
Metesoy7762/
Mateusa7759/
Matytso7735/
Matosso7731/
Matetsa7728/
Maitiso7720/
Matasoh7719/
Matisoo7718/
Mateico7714/
Matysio779/
Matisco779/
Matioso778/
Matisoi774/
Motesho774/
Mateuzo774/
Matisso773/
Matecho773/
Mathaso772/
Mattesa772/
Matasho772/
Matejou772/
Matisuo772/
Matitso771/
Matesau771/
Matesia771/
Mateasa771/
Matiezo771/
Maitaso771/
Maitezo771/
Mahtaso771/
Matosio771/
Matesaz771/
Mathezo771/
Mateisa771/
Metesso771/
Maetiso771/
Matisoa771/
Matesah771/
Mateazo771/
Mathetsa71639/
Matessah7131/
Matassou7127/
Mateuzzo7126/
Mattosso7123/
Matechos7116/
Moteisou7114/
Matitsop719/
Mathisoy719/
Matheaco716/
Matejasz716/
Mateazzo716/
Mattesha714/
Matetcho714/
Mattasso713/
Mathesha713/
Mahataso712/
Matejcio712/
Matuisso712/
Matechou712/
Matishoi712/
Mateasha711/
Mateusha711/
Mastessa711/
Matessaa711/
Mateuseu711/
Mathiesa711/
Mathisho711/
Mathessa711/
Matheusa711/
Matecios711/
Matehsah711/
Matiesza711/
Matissot711/
Matitsho711/
Maatasho711/
Maitiesa711/
Meteisso711/
Metessuo711/
Maitesha711/
Matteusa711/
Matyosoh711/
Methesoo711/
Mateja675,890/
Matozo673,045/
Mateza672,091/
Metiso671,736/
Matoza67739/
Matosa67702/
Matasa67640/
Matisa67504/
Mateša67437/
Motoso67405/
Motiso67178/
Matoša67122/
Matico67102/
Matasă6787/
Matazo6763/
Matteuzzo6762/
Metoessou6742/
Madtohsoh6731/
Motaso6727/
Matheazzo6721/
Matysa6719/
Metaso6716/
Motejo6711/
Motesa677/
Mathetsha677/
Matějo675/
Mateža675/
Matizo675/
Moteco672/
Metesa672/
Matijo672/
Mateca671/
Matasá671/
Matetchop671/
Matetchou671/
Mateadjou671/
Matīsa671/
Maitassou671/
Mahataaso671/
Moutessou671/
Mattiezzo671/
Metezo671/

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