Mtutu Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mtutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1441:376,23433,811
Zimbabwe1151:134,24617,609
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtutu (217) may also be a first name.

Mtutu Last Name Facts

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

Mtutu is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtutu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtutu is the 906,170th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Mtutu reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 612,983rd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 217 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 376,234. In South Africa Mtutu is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 44 percent live, Western Cape, where 29 percent live and Gauteng, where 20 percent live. Barring South Africa it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 39 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.

Mtutu Last Name Statistics demography

Mtutu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.49% less than the national average, earning R 112,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtutui91291/
M'Tutu912/
Mtuthu912/
Mhtutu911/
Mthuthu8328/
Mhthutu831/
Mtoutou831/
Mtitu8010,008/
Mtotou555/
Mtithu551/
Mtootoo501/

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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 Mtutu
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