Matuthu Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Matuthu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matuthu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya611:757,04831,106
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Matuthu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matuthu is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matuthu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,414,640th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matuthu live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Matuthu is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 757,048. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 92 percent reside, Kitui County, where 7 percent reside and Muranga County, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Matuthu is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

Matuthu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathuthu933,490/
Matutu9211,333/
Mathuthuu882/
Matuetu8682/
Matautu8674/
Matutud8619/
Mathutu8614/
Matutuh868/
Mastutu867/
Mattutu867/
Matutuu865/
Matothu863/
Matuttu862/
Matutau861/
Maatutu861/
Matautau8036/
Matoutou8032/
Maituitu8018/
Matitahu807/
Mattuttu801/
Motutu77176/
Metutu771/
Mothothu672/
Matitu621,608/
Matotu625/
Matituy57290/
Mathitu57151/
Madtotu571/
Matoetoe53341/
Mahatotu531/
Maatitau531/
Moutoutou502/
Mouttotou501/

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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 Matuthu
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