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

Mtepe is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mtepe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtepe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,222,957th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. Mtepe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtepe live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 962,660th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 97 people.

The surname Mtepe is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 255,138. In Kenya Mtepe is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 97 percent live, Mombasa County, where 2 percent live and Kwale County, where 1 percent live. Beside Kenya Mtepe occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Mtepe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally 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
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  • 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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