Mutalwa Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mutalwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mutalwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2111:185,02015,254
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

Mutalwa (29) may also be a first name.

Mutalwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mutalwa occurs most in Uganda. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutalwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 910,497th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname Mutalwa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mutalwa reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mutalwa is also the 1,951,561st most common forename on earth, borne by 29 people.

Mutalwa is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 185,020. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kaliro District, where 35 percent live, Namutumba District, where 21 percent live and Kibuku District, where 12 percent live. Other than Uganda Mutalwa occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutalwad9318/
Mutaalwa931/
Muttalwad888/
Mutolwa861,625/
Mutalua8621/
Mutthalwad824/
Muteulwa801/
M'Utoolwa751/
Mutalvi713/
Mutolwe712/
Mutalbi712/
Motolwa711/
Moutalbi678/
Moutalvo676/
Motallwi671/
Mustalves633/
Mootalvo531/
Motallvi531/

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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 Mutalwa
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