Mutemba Surname

15,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Mutemba Surname Definition:

Mutemba is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: one who belongs to the water.

Mutemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique30,8991:882208
DR Congo3,5571:20,7702,625
Zambia1,6411:9,6591,131
Tanzania941:563,20935,741
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Uganda511:765,47637,015
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Mutemba (316) may also be a first name.

Mutemba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mutemba is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: one who belongs to the water.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mutemba Last Name Facts

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

Mutemba is held by more people in Mozambique than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutemba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mutemba is the 15,315th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 200,334 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutemba reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 494,051st most common first name globally, borne by 316 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Mozambique, where it is carried by 30,899 people, or 1 in 882. Apart from Mozambique Mutemba exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Zambia, where 5 percent live.

Mutemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mutemba surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mutemba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.67% less than the national average, earning R 129,120 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muthemba9315,251/
Mutembai9362/
Moutemba934/
Mutmba924/
Mutembaja881/
Mutembaya881/
Mutamba8638,785/
Mutimba8611,381/
Mutemwa864,618/
Mutembe864,012/
Mutembo863,992/
Mutomba861,980/
Musemba86311/
Mutembi86206/
Mitemba8665/
Mutemua8641/
Motemba866/
Mutenba861/
Mumba83308,029/
Mutembei8026,917/
Mutambay80244/
Muthimba8076/
Mutembey8075/
Moutamba8069/
Muthembi8054/
Muthamba8022/
Moutimba8014/
Muchemba8011/
Mutimbai8010/
Moutembe8010/
Mutuumba807/
Mutambai805/
Muthembo805/
Museemba804/
Mutaamba804/
Moteamba804/
Mothemba803/
Mutambah803/
Mutuimba802/
Muthembe802/
Muttamba802/
Muthemwa801/
Muhiemba801/
Muteemwa801/
Mautemwa801/
Mautomba801/
Moutembi801/
Muheemba801/
Muutamba801/
Mutiomba801/
Mutambha801/
Muteembe801/
Mutuembo801/
Mutiembo801/
Musiemba801/
Muthymba801/
Mutimbah801/
Mutiembi801/
Mumbai773,884/
Mgumba773,372/
Muimba773,034/
Maumba772,533/
Mhumba771,193/
Moumba77228/
Mumbas77119/
Moemba7798/
Mutmbo7768/
Mumbay7736/
Mumbau7725/
Muymba7721/
Mumbad7715/
Mumbap7713/
Mumbat778/
Meumba776/
Mumbaa772/
Mumbea772/
Mumbaz771/
Motmba771/
Mmumba771/
Mutmbi771/
Muthambai753/
Moussemba752/
Mucheemba751/
Mutombo71293,793/
Mutambo7118,089/
Mitamba711,647/
Mitembo711,344/
Musimba711,023/
Mumbach71862/
Motembo71789/
Mutimbo71174/
Maumbas71157/
Mutimbe71126/
Musembo71113/
Mutimwa7182/
Motimba7163/
Motembe7154/
Mutimbi7144/
Motembi7142/
Munempa7141/
Mucimba7118/
Mutembeeyi7112/
Mumbaid716/
Mumbhai715/
Mitomba714/
Motemwa714/
Mutenwa712/
Moumbah712/
Maumbay712/
Mitimba712/
Muhmbad711/
Muttmbo711/
Mumboha711/
Mutymbo711/
Mutenbi711/
Muchimba6715,512/
Mumbo676,107/
Momba674,870/
Musembei67585/
Moutymbo67109/
Munba6777/
Mothembi6738/
Musimbay6721/
Mutoimbo6721/
Muthambo6716/
Mothembo6716/
Muchembo679/
Mucembei679/
Muthombo674/
Mittembo674/
Moutimbo674/
Muthimbe674/
Muthimwa672/
Mutamboh672/
Moutimbe671/
Moutimbi671/
Mumva671/
Muitambo671/
Mmutombo671/
Mutyombo671/
Mutombho671/
Mutomboi671/
Mutommbo671/
Mutaambo671/
Mautambo671/
Mothimba671/
Mutuimwa671/
Mutimbeu671/
Muthimbi671/
Mummbach670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Mutemba
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis