Mestu Surname
Approximately 1,624 people bear this surname
Mestu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Mestu (69) may also be a first name.
Mestu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mestu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mestu (Russian: Месту) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mestu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 245,179th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,487,405 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mestu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Mestu is also the 1,171,416th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 69 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Outside of Ethiopia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mestu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mestu in the Russian language | ||
| Месту | mestu | - |
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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 Mestu
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