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
The surname Mtesi is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mtesi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtesi are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mtesi is also the 766,399th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 145 people.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most common in: Iringa Region, where 25 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 25 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.
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