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 can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtesha? popularity and diffusion
Mtesha is the 746,827th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtesha live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 383 people, or 1 in 138,229. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 54 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 44 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Mtesha exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
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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