Mtesa Surname
Approximately 918 people bear this surname
Mtesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 900 | 1:58,824 | 6,347 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mtesa (66) may also be a first name.
Mtesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtesa (Arabic: متيسا) is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtesa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 386,702nd most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,938,503 people. Mtesa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtesa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 66 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 900 people, or 1 in 58,824. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Lindi Region, where 55 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 19 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 18 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtiesa | 91 | 410 | / |
| Mtesha | 91 | 385 | / |
| Mtessa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Mtesia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mthesa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mtesaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mthesia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtasa | 80 | 1,065 | / |
| Mtosa | 80 | 658 | / |
| Mteza | 80 | 284 | / |
| Mtisa | 80 | 17 | / |
| Mtese | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mteso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtasha | 73 | 602 | / |
| Mtheza | 73 | 172 | / |
| Mtisau | 73 | 157 | / |
| Mtetsi | 73 | 61 | / |
| Mteshi | 73 | 39 | / |
| Mthasa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mtetso | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mtisha | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mtesco | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mtasah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mthisa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mtossa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mtessi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mtisia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtassa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtegia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mteshe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthosa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtosha | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Tassa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mteitsi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mthisha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mteciah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtitsha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mthaisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtiesse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtassai | 67 | 1 | / |
Mtesa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mtesa in the Arabic language | ||
| متيسا | mtysa | - |
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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 Mtesa
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