Mtepe Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mtepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1811:255,13817,241
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mtepe (97) may also be a first name.

Mtepe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtepe occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtepe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtepe is the 1,222,957th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtepe reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 962,660th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 97 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 255,138. In Kenya Mtepe is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 97 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 2 percent are found and Kwale County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Mtepe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mtepe surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtephe9137/
Mtepfe9110/
Mthepe911/
Mtepa804,538/
Mtope80550/
Mtipe80205/
Mtape80108/
Mteph804/
Mteeb803/
Mtepi801/
Mthope73105/
Mtepfa7323/
Mtopea735/
Mtepha733/
Mthipe731/
Mteb675/
Mtjp671/
Mdthope671/
Mtev671/
Mtipa602,625/
Mtopi6073/
Mtipi6011/
Mtapi6011/
Mtibp601/
Mtejv601/
Mtiop601/
Mteab601/
Mhteib5558/
Mtapie5516/
Mtapai559/
Mtophi554/
Mthapi554/
Mtyopi553/
Mtipha552/
Mtiphi551/
Mthipa551/
Mthophi504/
Mthaphe501/
Mthophe501/

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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 Mtepe
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