Mutamba Surname

14,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Mutamba Surname User-submission:

The surname Mutamba means 'forest', 'tree forest' in the Songye language. It originates from Kabinda, DRC (Congo).

Mutamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo25,2631:2,924321
Rwanda5,5811:2,036486
Zimbabwe3,5201:4,386397
Uganda2,7541:14,1752,244
Zambia8081:19,6162,181
Kenya3311:139,51611,313
South Africa3221:168,25418,737
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
England291:1,921,31276,208
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Belgium131:884,35769,774
France131:5,109,440259,941
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Mutamba (1,441) may also be a first name.

Mutamba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Mutamba means 'forest', 'tree forest' in the Songye language. It originates from Kabinda, DRC (Congo).

- amand

The surname Mutamba means 'forest' in Tshiluba. It also means 'supreme', 'ruler' in Tshiluba.

- bry1an

Mutamba Last Name Facts

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

Mutamba is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mutamba is the 14,384th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 187,896 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutamba reside; 65 percent reside in Central Africa and 65 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mutamba is also the 205,541st most widespread given name world-wide It is held by 1,441 people.

It is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 25,263 people, or 1 in 2,924. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 14 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found.

Mutamba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mutamba last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mutamba earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 28.72% less than the national average, earning R 169,380 per year; in United States they earn 6.76% less than the national average, earning $40,234 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.04% less than the national average, earning $43,205 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutambay93244/
Moutamba9369/
Muthamba9322/
Mutambai935/
Mutaamba934/
Mutambah933/
Muttamba932/
Mutambha931/
Muutamba931/
Muthambai883/
Mutambaya881/
Mutemba8636,377/
Mutambo8618,089/
Mutambe867,184/
Mutambi862,680/
Mutomba861,980/
Mitamba861,647/
Motamba86157/
Mutamwa8686/
Mutanba863/
Mutamua861/
Muthemba8015,251/
Muthambi80907/
Mutembai8062/
Muthambo8016/
Muthambe8011/
Moutemba804/
Moteamba804/
Mutambyi804/
Mutuimba802/
Mutamboh802/
Muthamby802/
Muitambo801/
Mutambie801/
Mutaamwa801/
Mautomba801/
Moutambe801/
Mutaambo801/
Mautambo801/
Mothamba801/
Muthambii75183/
Moutambou7544/
Motaimbay7527/
Moutoumba7521/
Motaimbai754/
Mutasimwa752/
Mutatemwa751/
Mithambai751/
Mitambhai751/
Mutombo71293,793/
Mitambo714,459/
Mutembo713,992/
Mutombe711,001/
Motambo71299/
Motomba71187/
Mutombi7172/
Mitemba7165/
Motambi7128/
Mujtawa7115/
Mutanwa715/
Mitomba714/
Mutanbo714/
Motambe713/
Mutanbi711/
Muththambi711/
Mutembei6726,917/
Moutombi67588/
Moutombo67366/
Mutembey6775/
Muthanwa6745/
Mutanwad6728/
Motaimbo6727/
Mutoimbo6721/
Motoumba676/
Muthembo675/
Mothambe674/
Muthombo674/
Mutomnbo674/
Mothambo672/
Mithambo672/
Muthombi672/
Mitamboh671/
Mutombgo671/
Mmutombo671/
Mutombho671/
Mutomboi671/
Mutombop671/
Mutombos671/
Mutommbo671/
Muthanua671/
Mutotmbo671/
Mothomba671/
Mittambo671/
Muthombe671/

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