Mteko Surname
Approximately 371 people bear this surname
Mteko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 339 | 1:156,170 | 14,044 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mteko Demographics
Average Mteko Salary in
South Africa
R 80,208
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mteko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mteko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mteko is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mteko? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mteko is the 767,694th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. Mteko occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mteko reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 339 people, or 1 in 156,170. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 97 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 1 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and Malawi, where 2 percent reside.
Mteko Last Name Statistics demography
Mteko earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.25% less than the national average, earning R 80,208 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtecko | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mtheko | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mteka | 80 | 1,913 | / |
| Mtoko | 80 | 441 | / |
| Mtiko | 80 | 316 | / |
| Mtako | 80 | 24 | / |
| Mthiko | 73 | 629 | / |
| Mtyoko | 73 | 79 | / |
| Mthoko | 73 | 65 | / |
| Mteuka | 73 | 60 | / |
| Mtheka | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mtesco | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mtaiko | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mthako | 73 | 6 | / |
| M'Toko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthyoko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtaysko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtika | 60 | 7,901 | / |
| Mtoka | 60 | 1,535 | / |
| Mtaka | 60 | 1,126 | / |
| Mtoco | 60 | 3 | / |
| Mtaco | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mthika | 55 | 265 | / |
| Mthaka | 55 | 14 | / |
| Mticco | 55 | 11 | / |
| Mtaika | 55 | 5 | / |
| Mthoka | 55 | 2 | / |
| Mtokaa | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mttaka | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtikaa | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mthyoka | 50 | 549 | / |
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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 Mteko
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis