Mte Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
India221:34,866,608408,224
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Mte (43) may also be a first name.

Mte Last Name Facts

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

Mte (Marathi: मते, Russian: Мте) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mte? popularity and diffusion

Mte is the 1,765,740th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Mte are found; 32 percent are found in West Africa and 32 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most widely held first name globally, held by 43 people.

Mte is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Mte is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 91 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside and Kwara, where 3 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 18 percent reside.

Mte Last Name Statistics demography

Mte earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.15% less than the national average, earning R 75,684 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtei866,469/
Mtey861,730/
Mtea86268/
Mtee86258/
Mtie86137/
Mter8665/
Mdte8664/
Mthe8630/
Mtte8612/
Mteu863/
Mteh863/
Mtez863/
Mtet862/
Mhte862/
Hmte861/
Mtje861/
Mtej861/
Mt805,273/
Mtije75121/
Mteej7517/
Møthe7513/
Mtech759/
Mteer756/
Mhtei756/
Mthea755/
Mteph754/
Mtest754/
Måhte753/
Mtesh751/
Mteit751/
Mtett751/
Mhtet751/
Mhter751/
Mttie751/
Mttes751/
Mtter751/
Mti6716,690/
Mtd671,444/
Mht671,284/
Mth67644/
Mta67153/
Mmt67105/
Hmt6789/
Mts6782/
Mtp6763/
Mehete6735/
Mdt6720/
Mtt6715/
Mtj6712/
Mty679/
Me'ete679/
Mtheer671/
Mteesh671/
Mmtesh671/
Mtahei671/

Mte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mte in the Marathi language
मतेmate73.33
तेte20
Mte in the Russian language
Мтеmte-

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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 Mte
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