Mteki Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mteki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mteki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2651:204,44421,800
Tanzania911:581,77636,762
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
England31:18,572,686338,250
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Mteki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mteki occurs most in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mteki? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 769,129th most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. The last name Mteki is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mteki live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mteki is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 204,444. In South Africa Mteki is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 42 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 37 percent reside and Gauteng, where 12 percent reside. Other than South Africa Mteki occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 25 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Mteki Last Name Statistics demography

Mteki earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.44% less than the national average, earning R 146,292 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtheki911/
Mtaki808,442/
Mteka801,913/
Mtiki801,376/
Mteke80385/
Mtoki8014/
Mtakii73233/
Mtakai7386/
Mtyoki7338/
Mtheka7310/
Mtakyi737/
Mtikie734/
Mthoki732/
Mtaiki732/
Mthiki731/
M'Teke731/
Mtheake675/
Mtahaki673/
Mthokhi671/
Mtheakhe621/
Mtika607,901/
Mtike60733/
Mtake60146/
Mtoke603/
Mtaqi601/
Mtice600/
Mthika55265/
Mteche55187/
Mtaika555/
Mthoke554/
Mtokea554/
Mtiqid552/
Mtichi551/
Mthike551/
Mtikaa551/
Mtaiche502/
Mthikhe501/
Mtayche501/

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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 Mteki
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