Muheto Surname

31,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burundi
Highest density in:
Burundi

Muheto Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the surname Muheto is 'bow' (u-muheto). When it comes to the name, Muheto means 'the first born of the family'. He is the bow of the man because he got him in his younger age. Other parents will say that not only this first born (boy) is his bow and also he is sure to be real biological father of the baby boy to name him after Muheto.

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Muheto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burundi12,0641:813226
Rwanda4,3411:2,618637
DR Congo3901:189,43519,115
Namibia481:50,1966,143
Tanzania241:2,205,90148,025
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muheto (87) may also be a first name.

Muheto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of the surname Muheto is 'bow' (u-muheto). When it comes to the name, Muheto means 'the first born of the family'. He is the bow of the man because he got him in his younger age. Other parents will say that not only this first born (boy) is his bow and also he is sure to be real biological father of the baby boy to name him after Muheto.

This name is more common in the North of Burundi, where it is known to be the sanctuary of warriors, Intore, who were ready at any time to be called on duty by the king.

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Muheto Last Name Facts

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

Muheto occurs most in Burundi. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muheto? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 31,598th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 431,471 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muheto live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Muheto is also the 1,024,927th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 87 people.

Muheto is most prevalent in Burundi, where it is borne by 12,064 people, or 1 in 813. Not including Burundi Muheto exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 26 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouheto925/
Mouhetho861/
Mouhetou861/
Muheta83283/
Muhito8372/
Miheto8336/
Muhitoh7738/
Mouheta7713/
Mihetho772/
Mouhetta71208/
Mouietou711/
Mauhetha711/
Muhita67332/
Miheta6789/
Mauito675/
M'Mouheta671/
Muhaita6227/
Muhitha6221/
Mouitou621/
Mouyitou572/
Muhaytah571/
Miito5510/
M'Mouhita531/
Mieita502/
Mouita502/
Mauita501/

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