Mutelo Surname
Approximately 5,692 people bear this surname
Mutelo Surname Definition:
Mutelo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a tax.
Mutelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 4,851 | 1:3,267 | 410 |
| DR Congo | 431 | 1:171,414 | 17,546 |
| Namibia | 338 | 1:7,128 | 1,398 |
| Zimbabwe | 45 | 1:343,072 | 32,830 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
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.
Mutelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mutelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mutelo has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mutelo.
How Common Is The Last Name Mutelo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mutelo is the 84,830th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,280,314 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutelo live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 228,921st most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 1,198 people.
This surname is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 4,851 people, or 1 in 3,267. In Zambia it is most common in: Western Province, where 39 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 20 percent reside and Southern Province, where 20 percent reside. Not including Zambia this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside and Namibia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muthelo | 92 | 1,764 | / |
| Moutelo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mutehelo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mutolo | 83 | 7,342 | / |
| Mutela | 83 | 5,268 | / |
| Mitelo | 83 | 429 | / |
| Motelo | 83 | 180 | / |
| Mutalo | 83 | 152 | / |
| Mutylo | 83 | 134 | / |
| Mutilo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Moustelou | 80 | 11 | / |
| Moutela | 77 | 337 | / |
| Mothelo | 77 | 280 | / |
| Muteleu | 77 | 257 | / |
| Mutiloa | 77 | 100 | / |
| Motelio | 77 | 82 | / |
| Muitela | 77 | 27 | / |
| Mutalio | 77 | 14 | / |
| Moutolo | 77 | 14 | / |
| Muttela | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mutelia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mitielo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mittelo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mutelya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muthela | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mutholo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muthalo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mithelo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mutelas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muteela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mautela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mottelo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muttalo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muthilo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muttilo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mitelou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mustilo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mutelaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muitalo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motelou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moteilo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mothello | 71 | 195 | / |
| Muthelya | 71 | 10 | / |
| Muthella | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mutalloo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muthallo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhteela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mutheela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moutaloo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mutala | 67 | 16,919 | / |
| Mutola | 67 | 2,097 | / |
| Mitolo | 67 | 1,748 | / |
| Mutila | 67 | 1,270 | / |
| Motela | 67 | 1,248 | / |
| Mitalo | 67 | 573 | / |
| Mitela | 67 | 478 | / |
| Mootealoo | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mutyla | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mitilo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Motilo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Muteullah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mutetella | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mútolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mütela | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mutelo
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