Mtezo Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mtezo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mtezo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2131:216,80715,399
Tanzania911:581,77636,762
Zimbabwe351:441,09338,294
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mtezo (91) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mtezo Demographics

Mtezo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mtezo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtezo has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mtezo.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtezo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 818,364th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 21,433,959 people. The last name Mtezo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtezo live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mtezo is also the 998,282nd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 91 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 216,807. In Kenya Mtezo is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 100 percent live and Kilifi County, where 0 percent live. Besides Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 27 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live.

Mtezo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mtezo last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthezo914/
Mteza80284/
Mteso801/
Mtizo801/
Mtozo801/
Mtheza73172/
Mtedza73100/
Mtetso7311/
Mtesco7310/
Mthizo733/

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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 Mtezo
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