Mutelo Surname

84,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mutelo Surname Definition:

Mutelo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a tax.

Mutelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4,8511:3,267410
DR Congo4311:171,41417,546
Namibia3381:7,1281,398
Zimbabwe451:343,07232,830
England111:5,065,278148,650
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mutelo (1,198) may also be a first name.

Mutelo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mutelo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a tax.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mutelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mutelo has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 84,830th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,280,314 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutelo reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 228,921st most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 1,198 people.

The surname Mutelo is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 4,851 people, or 1 in 3,267. In Zambia Mutelo is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 39 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 20 percent live and Southern Province, where 20 percent live. Barring Zambia this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Namibia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muthelo921,764/
Moutelo922/
Mutehelo861/
Mutolo837,342/
Mutela835,268/
Mitelo83429/
Motelo83180/
Mutalo83152/
Mutylo83134/
Mutilo835/
Moustelou8011/
Moutela77337/
Mothelo77280/
Muteleu77257/
Mutiloa77100/
Motelio7782/
Muitela7727/
Mutalio7714/
Moutolo7714/
Muttela777/
Mutelia775/
Mitielo775/
Mittelo775/
Mutelya774/
Muthela774/
Mutholo774/
Muthalo773/
Mithelo773/
Mutelas772/
Muteela771/
Mautela771/
Mottelo771/
Muttalo771/
Muthilo771/
Muttilo771/
Mitelou771/
Mustilo771/
Mutelaa771/
Muitalo771/
Motelou771/
Moteilo771/
Mothello71195/
Muthelya7110/
Muthella717/
Mutalloo711/
Muthallo711/
Muhteela711/
Mutheela711/
Moutaloo711/
Mutala6716,919/
Mutola672,097/
Mitolo671,748/
Mutila671,270/
Motela671,248/
Mitalo67573/
Mitela67478/
Mootealoo6748/
Mutyla6736/
Mitilo6723/
Motilo6718/
Muteullah674/
Mutetella671/
Mútolo671/
Mütela671/

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