Mteta Surname
Approximately 578 people bear this surname
Mteta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 526 | 1:100,649 | 9,878 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Mteta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mteta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mteta occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mteta? popularity and diffusion
Mteta is the 552,088th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,608,211 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mteta are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 526 people, or 1 in 100,649. In Tanzania Mteta is most prevalent in: Pwani Region, where 45 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 37 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 15 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtetah | 91 | 13 | / |
| Mtetha | 91 | 12 | / |
| Mteita | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mtetoa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mtoeta | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mthetha | 83 | 12 | / |
| Mtetuoa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mtete | 80 | 5,876 | / |
| Mteto | 80 | 2,139 | / |
| Mtata | 80 | 774 | / |
| Mtota | 80 | 544 | / |
| Mteti | 80 | 247 | / |
| Mtita | 80 | 96 | / |
| Mthethoa | 77 | 31 | / |
| Mthietha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtaita | 73 | 3,742 | / |
| Mtheto | 73 | 295 | / |
| Mtotha | 73 | 240 | / |
| Mtetho | 73 | 63 | / |
| Mthata | 73 | 53 | / |
| Mtatha | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mteite | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mtyota | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mthota | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mthita | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mtetei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtethe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtheti | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthete | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdtota | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Teti | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthetho | 67 | 2,503 | / |
| Mthethe | 67 | 108 | / |
| Mthethi | 67 | 74 | / |
| Mthatha | 67 | 61 | / |
| Mthehte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mthotah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtahtah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mttatay | 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 Mteta
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