Mtepa Surname
Approximately 4,538 people bear this surname
Mtepa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,434 | 1:15,417 | 1,997 |
| Malawi | 1,019 | 1:16,800 | 2,645 |
| Zimbabwe | 81 | 1:190,596 | 22,493 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mtepa (22) may also be a first name.
Mtepa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtepa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mtepa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtepa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 103,576th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,605,894 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtepa live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mtepa is also the 2,301,746th most common first name worldwide, held by 22 people.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,434 people, or 1 in 15,417. In Tanzania Mtepa is most common in: Rukwa Region, where 33 percent are found, Mtwara Region, where 27 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Mtepa occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 22 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtepfa | 91 | 23 | / |
| Mtepha | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mtepah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mtipa | 80 | 2,625 | / |
| Mtopa | 80 | 1,508 | / |
| Mtepe | 80 | 191 | / |
| Mtapa | 80 | 139 | / |
| Mtepo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mtepi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtephe | 73 | 37 | / |
| Mtepfe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mtapai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mthopa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mtopea | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mtopah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mtipha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mthipa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthepe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthapha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mthepot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtapo | 60 | 236 | / |
| Mtipe | 60 | 205 | / |
| Mtopo | 60 | 113 | / |
| Mtipi | 60 | 11 | / |
| Mtipo | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mtyopo | 55 | 84 | / |
| Mthapo | 55 | 10 | / |
| Mtyopi | 55 | 3 | / |
| Mtopho | 55 | 3 | / |
| Mthopo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtoppo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mthipo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mthipe | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtiphi | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtapho | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtyopho | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mthapho | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Mtepa
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