Mtego Surname

351,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0371:51,0535,668
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Mtego (17) may also be a first name.

Mtego Last Name Facts

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

Mtego is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mtego.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtego? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtego is the 351,042nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,014,000 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtego live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mtego is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 17 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,037 people, or 1 in 51,053. In Tanzania Mtego is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 23 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 20 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Mtego exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtegoa916/
Mthengo83213/
Mtega8014,679/
Mtogo80198/
Mtigo80182/
Mtago8085/
Mtegha737,021/
Mteega7337/
Mtegah736/
Mtegga734/
Mtegaa731/
Mthenga67220/
Mteghah671/
Mtiga601,319/
Mtoga6017/
Mtaga608/
Mthaga5510/
Mthiga553/
Mtogha552/
Mtaaga551/
Mtahaga505/
Mtighga504/
Mthakga501/

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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 Mtego
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