Mtelesi Surname
Approximately 313 people bear this surname
Mtelesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 312 | 1:169,685 | 14,915 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Mtelesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtelesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtelesi is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtelesi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 866,642nd most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtelesi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 312 people, or 1 in 169,685. In Tanzania Mtelesi is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 39 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 30 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 28 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Mtelesi
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