Mtera Surname
Approximately 1,252 people bear this surname
Mtera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,230 | 1:43,042 | 4,892 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mtera (17) may also be a first name.
Mtera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mtera is found most in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtera? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 303,021st most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,820,724 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtera reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 17 people.
The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,230 people, or 1 in 43,042. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 28 percent are found, Mara Region, where 20 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mterga | 91 | 29 | / |
| Mteera | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mterat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mteura | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mteerga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtterea | 83 | 0 | / |
| Mtero | 80 | 882 | / |
| Mtira | 80 | 639 | / |
| Mteri | 80 | 349 | / |
| Mtara | 80 | 133 | / |
| Mtora | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mtere | 80 | 14 | / |
| Mtery | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mtaira | 73 | 183 | / |
| Mtiraj | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mtyora | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mterry | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mtirga | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mthara | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mtarai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mhtere | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mtetri | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mtirah | 73 | 2 | / |
| M'Tira | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mteiri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mteuri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtarah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthero | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mttero | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtoraj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhtero | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Tero | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtarrah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mtahara | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mthaira | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mtairas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtairah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mteirih | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mtera
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