Mteka Surname
Approximately 1,913 people bear this surname
Mteka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,746 | 1:30,322 | 3,607 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mteka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mteka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mteka (Arabic: متيكا) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Mteka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mteka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mteka is the 214,907th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,809,486 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mteka are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,746 people, or 1 in 30,322. In Tanzania Mteka is most frequent in: Songwe Region, where 41 percent are found, Singida Region, where 17 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 7 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mteka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mteka in the Arabic language | ||
| متيكا | mtyka | - |
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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 Mteka
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