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
The surname Mteri is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mteri? popularity and diffusion
Mteri is the 802,733rd most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. The last name Mteri is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mteri reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mteri is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 24 people.
Mteri is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 236,346. In Tanzania Mteri is most frequent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 50 percent live, Tanga Region, where 40 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
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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