Mutawu Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mutawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mutawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4321:35,7375,504
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mutawu (35) may also be a first name.

Mutawu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mutawu is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutawu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mutawu is the 671,677th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 16,376,508 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutawu are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mutawu is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 35 people.

The surname Mutawu is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 432 people, or 1 in 35,737. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 26 percent are found, Harare Province, where 21 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 13 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe Mutawu occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutewu83290/
Mutabu83261/
Mutavu83148/
Motawu832/
Mutowu832/
Mitawu831/
Muttabu773/
Mutaibu771/
Mutabui771/
Muthewu771/
Muteewu771/
Mautabu771/
Mutasvu771/
Muthaabu711/
Mutevu671,431/
Mitewu67602/
Mutovu678/
Mitavu676/
Mutobu675/
Motavu671/
Muththabhu631/
Muthovu621/
Muthevu621/
Moutoubou5314/

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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 Mutawu
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