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 most common in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mtera.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtera? popularity and diffusion
It is the 303,021st most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,820,724 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtera live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 17 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,230 people, or 1 in 43,042. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 28 percent are found, Mara Region, where 20 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Mtera is found in 5 countries. It is also found 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 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis