Mteri Surname
Approximately 349 people bear this surname
Mteri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 224 | 1:236,346 | 19,344 |
| Kenya | 118 | 1:391,355 | 22,129 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mteri (24) may also be a first name.
Mteri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mteri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mteri is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mteri? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 802,733rd most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mteri live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 24 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 224 people, or 1 in 236,346. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 50 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 40 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 34 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtetri | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mteuri | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mteiri | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mteirih | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtera | 80 | 1,252 | / |
| Mtiri | 80 | 773 | / |
| Mtari | 80 | 215 | / |
| Mtere | 80 | 14 | / |
| Mtori | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mtery | 80 | 2 | / |
| M'Teirih | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mteirich | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mtherich | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Terich | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtahri | 73 | 443 | / |
| Mterry | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mtarai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mtairi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mhtere | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mthari | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mteera | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mhtari | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtaitri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtterea | 67 | 0 | / |
| M'Tayrih | 62 | 6 | / |
| M'Tairih | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mtheatre | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtairich | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtira | 60 | 639 | / |
| Mtare | 60 | 94 | / |
| Mtore | 60 | 30 | / |
| Mtary | 60 | 5 | / |
| Mtire | 60 | 2 | / |
| M'Tayrich | 57 | 5 | / |
| Mtaira | 55 | 183 | / |
| Mtiraj | 55 | 21 | / |
| Mtired | 55 | 9 | / |
| Mhtare | 55 | 6 | / |
| Mtaire | 55 | 2 | / |
| M'Tira | 55 | 2 | / |
| Mthare | 55 | 1 | / |
| M'Tare | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtoire | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtoraj | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mttire | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mthaira | 50 | 4 | / |
| Mtairej | 50 | 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 Mteri
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