Mteba Surname

588,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mteba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mteba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5251:100,8419,887
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748

Mteba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mteba has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mteba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mteba is the 588,441st most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 13,724,192 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mteba reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mteba is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 525 people, or 1 in 100,841. In Tanzania it is most common in: Songwe Region, where 79 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 20 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtebea918/
Mtebeha831/
Mtewa803,248/
Mtebe801,719/
Mtoba801,264/
Mtiba80572/
Mtaba80195/
Mteva8095/
Mtebi8011/
Mtebo801/
Mthiba73144/
Mtibaa73103/
Mthoba7371/
Mthebe7343/
Mteibj7331/
Mtesva7321/
Mtevga736/
Mtibat734/
Mtewaâ734/
Mthebi734/
Mtobha733/
Mtebhe733/
Mtibha732/
Mtejwa732/
Mthewa732/
Mthebo732/
Mthaba732/
Mtyoba731/
Mteibi731/
Mteywa731/
Mtabha731/
Mtahba731/
Mttaba731/
Mteiwa731/
Mtehwa731/
Mtheswa677/
M'Tibaa673/
Mtahaba672/
Mtaibah672/
Mhthiba671/
Mtthewa671/
Mthehwa671/

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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 Mteba
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