Mtese Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Mtese Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mtese (21) may also be a first name.
Mtese Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtese Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mtese is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtese? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Mtese occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtese reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name globally, held by 21 people.
The last name Mtese is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Mtese is most numerous in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mteshe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mtiesse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtesa | 80 | 918 | / |
| Mtege | 80 | 303 | / |
| Mtose | 80 | 202 | / |
| Mtise | 80 | 105 | / |
| Mtase | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mtesi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mtest | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mteze | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mtesh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mttes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mdtetshe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtiesa | 73 | 410 | / |
| Mtesha | 73 | 385 | / |
| Mteche | 73 | 187 | / |
| Mthise | 73 | 78 | / |
| Mtetsi | 73 | 61 | / |
| Mteshi | 73 | 39 | / |
| Mtessa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mtessi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mtyose | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mtheus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mteesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthesa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtaise | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmtesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtisei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtesaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mteedzi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mtez | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mteitsi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mtys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtezger | 67 | 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 Mtese
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis