Mutanya Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mutanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mutanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2841:55,8105,134
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mutanya Last Name Facts

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

Mutanya (Marathi: मुतान्या) is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutanya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 823,466th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutanya live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Mutanya is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 284 people, or 1 in 55,810. In Zambia it is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 31 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 24 percent are found and Central Province, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Zambia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Mutanya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mutanya surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mutanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mutanya in the Marathi language
मुतान्याmutan'ya-

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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
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  • 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 Mutanya
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