Mtelo Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mtelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1191:129,73317,214
Kenya781:592,05027,720
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtelo (58) may also be a first name.

Mtelo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtelo is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,082,743rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtelo live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most common first name globally It is held by 58 people.

Mtelo is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 129,733. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 50 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 25 percent reside and Harare Province, where 14 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 34 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Mtelo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mtelo last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mtelo earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.61% less than the national average, earning R 191,028 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthelo91307/
Mtolo8019,462/
Mtalo801,233/
Mtela80665/
Mtilo8023/
Mtholo73335/
Mtallo73289/
Mtelya73130/
Mtyolo7333/
Mthela7314/
Mtelap731/
Mtelah731/
Mtoloi731/
Mthalo731/
Mmtolo731/
Mthethlod711/
Mthehla675/
Mtholou671/
Mthyolo671/
Mthethla622/
Mtila603,647/
Mtola60946/
Mtala60599/
Mthala55315/
Mtalaa55171/
Mtolya5568/
Mtaila5555/
Mtolia559/
Mtilah555/
Mtalia555/
Mtyola552/
Mtohla552/
Mthola552/
Mtilia552/
Mtalla552/
Mtalah551/
Mtolla551/
Mtolah551/
Mthyola50418/
Mtiliaa501/
Mtailah501/

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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 Mtelo
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