Mutambu Surname

173,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mutambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mutambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1581:39,8794,205
Zimbabwe9901:15,5942,202
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
England61:9,286,343223,652
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Mutambu (494) may also be a first name.

Mutambu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mutambu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutambu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 173,472nd most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,942,086 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutambu are found; 47 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 381,888th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 494 people.

The surname Mutambu is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,158 people, or 1 in 39,879. In Kenya Mutambu is primarily concentrated in: Kitui County, where 72 percent live, Makueni County, where 10 percent live and Nairobi County, where 9 percent live. Apart from Kenya Mutambu exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 40 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.

Mutambu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muthambu931/
Moutambou8844/
Mutombu868,424/
Mutembu86211/
Mitambu86104/
Mutamvu8631/
Muthembu806/
Mutomb'u804/
Muteymbu801/
Muttembu801/
Moutoumbou7124/
Mitembu711/
Motombu711/
Motombou672/
Mithembu672/
Moutanvou631/

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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 Mutambu
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