Mtei Surname

75,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,3541:8,3321,096
Kenya901:513,11025,838
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mtei (11) may also be a first name.

Mtei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtei occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtei? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtei is the 75,825th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,126,534 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtei are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

The surname Mtei is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6,354 people, or 1 in 8,332. In Tanzania Mtei is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 29 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 27 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mtei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mtei last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mteyi899/
Mhtei896/
Mteit891/
Mti8616,690/
Mte86108/
Mtheyi801/
Mtahei801/
Mtui7517,707/
Mtai752,571/
Mtoi752,349/
Mthi751,737/
Mtey751,730/
Mtae751,433/
Mtea75268/
Mtee75258/
Mtyi75170/
Mtie75137/
Mter7565/
Mdte7564/
Mthe7530/
Mtii7523/
Mtti7523/
Mtoe7514/
Mtte7512/
Mtio757/
Mtih756/
Mtit755/
Mtez753/
Mdti753/
Mteu753/
Mtye753/
Mteh753/
Hmti752/
Mtet752/
Mhte752/
Mtje751/
Mhti751/
Mtue751/
Mtej751/
Mmti751/
Hmte751/
Mtaie673,262/
Mtiya671,708/
Mtaji67375/
Mteya67302/
Mtuye67235/
Mtayi67130/
Mtije67121/
Mtiyo6787/
Mtoji6775/
Mtowe6764/
Mtoyi6735/
Mtaye6727/
Mthai6719/
Mteej6717/
Mtawe6716/
Møthe6713/
Mtais6712/
Mteyo6711/
Mtech679/
Mteer676/
Mtiye675/
Mtihs675/
Mthea675/
Mtuje675/
Mtuyi674/
Mtest674/
Mteph674/
Mtiyi674/
Måhte673/
Mtaai672/
Mthis672/
Mtoii672/
Mtaje672/
Mthiz672/
Mtaia672/
Mttai671/
Mteha671/
Mtett671/
Mtibp671/
Mtich671/
Mthih671/
Mthae671/
Mhtio671/
Mtahe671/
Mtait671/
Mteyu671/
Mtyio671/
Mtioy671/
Mtter671/
Mttes671/
Mttie671/
Mhtet671/
Mhter671/
Mtiss671/
Mthti671/
Mtesh671/
Mtaiz671/
Mteye671/

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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 Mtei
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