Mutelani Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mutelani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mutelani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3641:145,44413,279
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mutelani Last Name Facts

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

Mutelani occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutelani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 775,315th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 19,911,328 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutelani live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 364 people, or 1 in 145,444. In Tanzania Mutelani is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 97 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Mutelani is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and Zambia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutelanyi94219/
Mutelangi941/
Mutilangi826/
Mutiloni752/
Mutailoni7157/
Mutilyane7133/
Mothelane7112/
Mutiliane714/
Moteelane711/
Motheelane67125/
Motheilane679/
Motilane63151/
Moutileine561/

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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
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  • 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 Mutelani
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