Mtefu Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtefu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtefu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1481:357,71426,551
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtefu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtefu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtefu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,415,499th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mtefu reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 357,714. In Tanzania Mtefu is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 65 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 22 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutefu911,869/
Matefu9139/
Mtfu892/
Mtef891/
Muteefu8347/
Mutwefu831/
Matefua831/
Mtofu80494/
Mtifu80493/
Mtafu80172/
Metef8059/
Mutfu8036/
Medfu8023/
Matef8016/
Mitef8013/
Mutef8012/
Mtefa808/
Mteef807/
Matfu805/
Motef803/
Mtevu802/
Mdefu801/
Mtefo801/
Mettefeu7714/
Maetefou7711/
Maetefau777/
Moutefou774/
Matefouo771/
Metefouo771/
Mutefuwa771/
Mtf7520/
Mutevu731,431/
Matafu73493/
Matefi73323/
Miteff73317/
Mutafu73220/
Mateuf73104/
Motefa7389/
Madefu7359/
Mateff7348/
Matefy7330/
Matefo7330/
Matofu7324/
Motofu7322/
Mutefa7321/
Mutofu7320/
Metefe7313/
Mudefu7312/
Moteff7310/
Matufu7310/
Mutefe739/
Muteff739/
M Atef739/
Mettef738/
Mateef738/
Metefa738/
Mitifu736/
Matefa736/
Motefi736/
Mtiifu735/
Mátefi735/
Matfui734/
Mutfau734/
Muetfu734/
Medefu734/
Mutifu733/
Mitafu733/
Matevu733/
Mattef732/
Mteifa732/
Medfou732/
Mtaffu731/
Mthifu731/
Matfou731/
Meteff731/
Muteef731/
Motufu731/
Mtyefe731/
Metefi731/
Metefo731/
Mátefy731/
Mutufu731/
Mitefi731/
Matifu731/
Matefe731/
Mejtef731/
Medifu731/
Motafu731/
Mtyafu731/
Motefaoui711/
Mateffy6783/
Mutwafu6759/
Metifeu6741/
Mateffi6739/
Madhefu6729/
Metafeu6722/
Mutuefa6721/
Madefeu6721/
Motufau6720/
Mateeff6717/
Mitteff6716/
Máteffy6716/
Matafue6712/
Matafeu6712/
Medefeu6711/
Matefeh6711/
Mateuov679/
Motafuy678/
Mtaf678/
Mitieff678/
Mutufau677/
Mutafiu676/
Mateoff676/
Mtwf676/
Mtywafu676/
Mattefi675/
Mautofu674/
Motofuy674/
Mutefah674/
Mitwefa674/
Matyofu674/
M-Ateef674/
Matafua673/
Mutaifu673/
Medf673/
Matevue672/
Moutefi672/
Matevhu672/
Mtvu672/
Mautief671/
Mattevu671/
Matteff671/
Mtawafu671/
Mtfy671/
Motevau671/
Mudhefu671/
Mtev671/
Mwatafu671/
Modtefaoui671/
Madeyfu671/
Maduefu671/
Modefua671/
Mtfi671/
Mateufo671/
Matafou671/
Mateffo671/
Mattefa671/
Medifou671/
Motefio671/
Mouteef671/
Mmatefo671/
Mitufui671/
Metefei671/
Metevou671/
Mutwefa671/
Máteffi671/
Mutafua671/
Mutiefa671/
Mutiifu671/
Mataeff671/
Matyafu671/
Matouef671/
Matefwe671/
Medfoua671/
Mtfe671/
Mtfh671/
Mtif671/
Mtof671/
Mtve671/
Mwtf671/
Mutf671/
Matf671/
Mmtf671/
Wmtf671/
Mtaypheu621/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mtefu
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