Mtesa Surname

386,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9001:58,8246,347
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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

The surname Mtesa (Arabic: متيسا) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtesa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 386,702nd most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 7,938,503 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtesa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mtesa is also the 1,201,840th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 66 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 900 people, or 1 in 58,824. In Tanzania Mtesa is mostly found in: Lindi Region, where 55 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 19 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 18 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtiesa91410/
Mtesha91385/
Mtessa916/
Mtesia911/
Mthesa911/
Mtesaa911/
Mthesia831/
Mtasa801,065/
Mtosa80658/
Mteza80284/
Mtisa8017/
Mtese8013/
Mteso801/
Mtasha73602/
Mtheza73172/
Mtisau73157/
Mtetsi7361/
Mteshi7339/
Mthasa7315/
Mtetso7311/
Mtisha7311/
Mtesco7310/
Mtasah737/
Mthisa737/
Mtossa737/
Mtessi734/
Mtisia731/
Mtassa731/
Mtegia731/
Mteshe731/
Mthosa731/
Mtosha731/
M'Tassa674/
Mteitsi672/
Mthisha672/
Mteciah671/
Mtitsha671/
Mthaisa671/
Mtiesse671/
Mtassai671/

Mtesa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mtesa in the Arabic language
متيساmtysa-

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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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