Mtesha Surname
Approximately 385 people bear this surname
Mtesha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 383 | 1:138,229 | 12,761 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mtesha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtesha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtesha occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtesha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mtesha is the 746,827th most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. Mtesha occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtesha reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Mtesha is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 383 people, or 1 in 138,229. In Tanzania Mtesha is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 54 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 44 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Mtesha is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtesa | 91 | 918 | / |
| Mtasha | 83 | 602 | / |
| Mtiesa | 83 | 410 | / |
| Mteshi | 83 | 39 | / |
| Mtisha | 83 | 11 | / |
| Mtessa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mtesia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mteshe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mthesa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtosha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtesaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mthisha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mtitsha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mthesia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtasa | 73 | 1,065 | / |
| Mtosa | 73 | 658 | / |
| Mteza | 73 | 284 | / |
| Mtisa | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mtese | 73 | 13 | / |
| Mteso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdtetshe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mteche | 67 | 187 | / |
| Mtheza | 67 | 172 | / |
| Mtisau | 67 | 157 | / |
| Mtetsi | 67 | 61 | / |
| Mtishe | 67 | 60 | / |
| Mthasa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mtetso | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mtasah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mtossa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mthisa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mtishi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mtessi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mticha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mthiza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mtisia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmtazshah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtassa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mthosa | 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 Mtesha
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