Muteshi Surname

205,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muteshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muteshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,8101:25,5142,867
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Zambia851:186,47012,510
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Muteshi (261) may also be a first name.

Muteshi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muteshi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muteshi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 205,265th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,604,128 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muteshi are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 550,922nd most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 261 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,810 people, or 1 in 25,514. In Kenya Muteshi is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 62 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 21 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 8 percent reside. Not including Kenya it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Zambia, where 4 percent reside.

Muteshi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Muteshi surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutetshi9321/
Muteishi934/
Mutoshi861,183/
Muteesi86586/
Mutashi86541/
Mutesha86264/
Mutetsi86228/
Muteshe86111/
Mutishi8656/
Mutessi8627/
Mutesih8611/
Miteshi865/
Muteisi864/
Mutechi863/
Muitesi862/
Mutesie861/
Mutesis861/
Moteashi80182/
Muteitsi8096/
Mutishoi8079/
Mutoschi8042/
Mautesih8013/
Mutaishi804/
Muttashi801/
Muthechi801/
Mueteseh801/
Muteetsi801/
Mutetshe801/
Mutuishi801/
Mutesa778,330/
Mutisi772,597/
Mutasi77257/
Mutezi77241/
Mutosi7753/
Mutese7750/
Mustesier751/
Motesih71451/
Muteesa71355/
Mitashi71332/
Motesha71126/
Mottesi7196/
Mutetse7180/
Mutashe7152/
Mutisha7149/
Mitoshi7145/
Mutasih7140/
Mutaisi7135/
Mautisi7130/
Muthisi7127/
Muteche7119/
Muteizi7118/
Mutassi7116/
Mutheci7113/
Mutissi7113/
Muthise7112/
Mutyosi7110/
Muteisa7110/
Mutishe718/
Mutessa718/
Muthasi717/
Mutoshe714/
Mautese714/
Mitishi713/
Mutesse713/
Muthizi713/
Moetesi713/
Muteise712/
Mutichi712/
Muthosi712/
Mustisi711/
Meutasi711/
Musteţi711/
Mutaasi711/
Muteese711/
Muteezi711/
Mutesyo711/
Muthoci711/
Moteisi711/
Mutisai711/
Motoishi67344/
Muthasih6750/
Mustecip6719/
Muthisse6713/
Mothishi679/
Motesieh678/
Mutaisha675/
Moteesih674/
Mituishi674/
Mutuisha674/
Mutesaya674/
Mutichui674/
Mitoishi672/
Mautisih671/
Mothesha671/
Moetesih671/
Maustisi671/
Moutashy671/
Moutessa671/
Mithashi671/
Mustetse671/
Mutishay671/
Mutaishe671/
Mutaitsi671/
Muthisit671/

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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 Muteshi
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