Mtekela Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mtekela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mtekela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtekela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mtekela is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtekela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtekela are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mtekela is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 50 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 25 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent reside.
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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
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- 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 Mtekela
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