Mtero Surname

398,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mtero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe8601:17,9512,647
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England41:13,929,515290,718
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Mtero (93) may also be a first name.

Mtero Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mtero Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mtero is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtero? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtero is the 398,988th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,262,524 people. The last name Mtero is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtero reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 986,211th most numerous given name worldwide, held by 93 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 860 people, or 1 in 17,951. In Zimbabwe Mtero is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 42 percent live, Harare Province, where 20 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthero911/
Mttero911/
Mhtero911/
M'Tero911/
Mtoro804,124/
Mtera801,252/
Mtiro80522/
Mtaro8012/
Mterga7329/
Mdtoro738/
Mteera732/
Mterat731/
M'Toro731/
Mteura731/
Mtairo731/
Mteerga671/
Mtira60639/
Mtara60133/
Mtora6016/
Mtaira55183/
Mtyora5517/
Mtirga5511/
Mthara558/
Mtirah552/
M'Tira552/
Mtarah551/
Mtarrah505/
Mtahara505/
Mthaira504/
Mtairas501/
Mtairah501/

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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 Mtero
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