Mtesi Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Mtesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mtesi (145) may also be a first name.
Mtesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtesi is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtesi live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 766,399th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 145 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Mtesi is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 25 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtisi | 80 | 5,386 | / |
| Mtezi | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mtese | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mtegi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mtysi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mthisi | 73 | 432 | / |
| Mtedzi | 73 | 262 | / |
| M'Tisi | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mthezi | 73 | 13 | / |
| Mtisis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mtaisi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mtisie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mtisei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtegia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mteedzi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mthaisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtize | 60 | 734 | / |
| Mtege | 60 | 303 | / |
| Mteza | 60 | 284 | / |
| Mtizi | 60 | 269 | / |
| Mtije | 60 | 121 | / |
| Mtigi | 60 | 120 | / |
| Mtise | 60 | 105 | / |
| Mtiza | 60 | 64 | / |
| Mteze | 60 | 2 | / |
| Mtice | 60 | 0 | / |
| Mtheza | 55 | 172 | / |
| Mtoizi | 55 | 96 | / |
| Mthise | 55 | 78 | / |
| Mthize | 55 | 45 | / |
| Mthizi | 55 | 5 | / |
| Mthiza | 55 | 2 | / |
| Mtaise | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtaiji | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtizhe | 55 | 1 | / |
| M'Tize | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtezger | 50 | 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 Mtesi
- 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