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

How Common Is The Last Name Mutaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,274,477th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Mutaw live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States Mutaw is mostly found in: California, where 38 percent reside, Illinois, where 31 percent reside and Colorado, where 19 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 6 percent reside and Namibia, where 3 percent reside.

Mutaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mutaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mutaw last name increased 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mutaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mutaw surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for 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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Mutawe91802/
Moutaw9146/
Muttaw910/
Mutaawe832,085/
Moutawe83130/
Muttawe834/
Muutawe831/
Mutaf803,220/
Mutav802,347/
Mutab80123/
Motaw809/
Mutow807/
Mitaw803/
Mustaf7311,925/
Mutowe731,024/
Mutowa73835/
Mutova73691/
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Mutaib7336/
Moutaf7320/
Motawh7316/
Mustav7315/
Mutaph7310/
Mutaub738/
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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