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 more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Mteki click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mteki? popularity and diffusion

It is the 769,129th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mteki reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 204,444. In South Africa Mteki is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 42 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 37 percent reside and Gauteng, where 12 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Mteki is found in 6 countries. It is also common 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
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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 Mteki
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