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

Mateso is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mateso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mateso is the 15,100th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 197,559 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mateso reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 34,178th most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 22,844 people.

The surname Mateso is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 33,342 people, or 1 in 2,216. Outside of The DR Congo it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found 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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