Mteshi Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mteshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mteshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Mteshi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mteshi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mteshi is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mteshi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mteshi are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Mteshi is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,464,262. In South Africa Mteshi is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 51 percent live, Gauteng, where 38 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent live.

Mteshi Last Name Statistics demography

Mteshi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.65% less than the national average, earning R 122,016 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtesha83385/
Mtetsi8361/
Mtashi8310/
Mtishi835/
Mtessi834/
Mteshe831/
Mtoshi831/
Mteitsi772/
Mthashi771/
Mtisi735,386/
Mtesa73918/
Mtasi73146/
Mtezi7316/
Mtese7313/
Mtosi739/
Mtysi731/
Mdtetshe711/
Mthisi67432/
Mtiesa67410/
Mteche67187/
Mthise6778/
Mtishe6760/
Mthize6745/
Mtashe6728/
Mtyosi6720/
M'Tisi6715/
Mthezi6713/
Mtisha6711/
Mtoshe6711/
Mthisa677/
Mtessa676/
Mthizi675/
Mtisis674/
Mtaisi672/
Mthosi672/
Mthasi671/
Mtitsi671/
Mthesa671/
Mtichi671/
Mtossi671/
Mtisei671/
Mtesaa671/

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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 Mteshi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis