Mtjeka Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Mtjeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mtjeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtjeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtjeka is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mtjeka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtjeka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtjeka live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mjeka | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mtseka | 83 | 420 | / |
| Mjekaj | 83 | 52 | / |
| Mtyeka | 83 | 11 | / |
| Mtjeke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtjikoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mseka | 73 | 1,054 | / |
| Mjika | 73 | 774 | / |
| Mzeka | 73 | 290 | / |
| Mjeko | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mjeca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mgeka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtseakaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtseekaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mdzeka | 67 | 820 | / |
| Mseika | 67 | 62 | / |
| Mtyeko | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mtseko | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mtyeki | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mtyeky | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtjiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mzekah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mjaika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mjikha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msseka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msekaa | 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
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- 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 Mtjeka
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