Mtewe Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Mtewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Mtewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mtewe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtewe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mtewe is the 5,057,639th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtewe live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mtewe is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Ruvuma Region, where 31 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 31 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 31 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mthewe | 91 | 7 | / |
| Mtewes | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mtewa | 80 | 3,248 | / |
| Mtebe | 80 | 1,719 | / |
| Mtiwe | 80 | 258 | / |
| Mtowe | 80 | 64 | / |
| Mthew | 80 | 25 | / |
| Mtawe | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mteve | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mteew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtawea | 73 | 122 | / |
| Mthebe | 73 | 43 | / |
| Mtaweh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mtebea | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mtthew | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mtebhe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mthewa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mtejwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mteywa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtawee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhteew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtawej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtevej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtawei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mteiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtehwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtjw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mtyw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mthehwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtthewa | 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 Mtewe
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