Mutaw Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mutaw Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the word mutaw, which means 'sunrise' in the Karen language. Mutawa means 'white sunrise'. Karen people live mostly in Thailand and Myanmar.

Mutaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Mutaw Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the word mutaw, which means 'sunrise' in the Karen language. Mutawa means 'white sunrise'. Karen people live mostly in Thailand and Myanmar.

- hteewar

Mutaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mutaw is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutaw? popularity and diffusion

Mutaw is the 3,274,477th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Mutaw are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States Mutaw is most prevalent in: California, where 38 percent are found, Illinois, where 31 percent are found and Colorado, where 19 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 6 percent are found and Namibia, where 3 percent are found.

Mutaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mutaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mutaw surname expanded 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mutaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mutaw last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Mutaw earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 97.4% more than the national average, earning $85,177 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Muttaw910/
Mutaawe832,085/
Moutawe83130/
Muttawe834/
Muutawe831/
Mutaf803,220/
Mutav802,347/
Mutab80123/
Motaw809/
Mutow807/
Mitaw803/
Mustaf7311,925/
Mutowe731,024/
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Mutova73691/
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Mutaph7310/
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Mithaw737/
Muhtaf737/
Muthab737/
Mutaff737/
Muthow735/
Muttab734/
Mutaab733/
Mutaif733/
Mutafe732/
Mautaf731/
Muthav731/
Muteab731/
Mutoww731/
Muthaf731/
Mautab731/
Muttow730/
Mustafowa712/
Mustafe677,718/
Mustaph673,700/
Moutaib67869/
Moustaf67845/
Mustaff67374/
Moutayb67170/
Mautova67101/
Muthaib6784/
Musthaf6761/
Mushtaf6736/
Mustaif6721/
Mustaaf6719/
Mouhtab6710/
Muchtaf6710/
Mutapfe6710/
Mustafh678/
Mutohwe677/
Moutaïb675/
Mustafz673/
Mustaft673/
Mustafp672/
Muitova672/
Mustafs672/
Muthaif671/
Moustav671/
Moutaph671/
Mautaub671/
Muthaub671/
Mujtaab671/
Musstaf671/
Mustayv671/
Muttaib671/
Mouttab671/
Moutafe671/
Meutafe671/
Muistaf671/
Muhstaf671/
Musttaf671/
Mutausf671/
Mutahaf671/
Muthova671/
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