Mtewele Surname

66,605th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtewele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtewele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7,4811:7,077924
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtewele Last Name Facts

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

Mtewele occurs most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Mtewele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtewele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 66,605th most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 973,750 people. The surname Mtewele is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtewele reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 7,481 people, or 1 in 7,077. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 45 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 12 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Hungary, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtebele861,694/
Mtevele864/
Mtebhele8065/
Mthebele8025/
Mtawale71944/
Mtevela711/
Mtavele711/
Mtebeli711/
M'Tawale671/
Mtawali5711,979/
Mtywili5736/
Mtivile574/
Mthawali536/

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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 Mtewele
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