Mutemi Surname

34,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mutemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mutemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya13,4361:3,437529
Zimbabwe7561:20,4213,042
DR Congo6231:118,58712,916
Zambia2441:64,9595,770
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Tanzania251:2,117,66547,926
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Mutemi (5,691) may also be a first name.

Mutemi Last Name Facts

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

Mutemi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutemi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mutemi is the 34,938th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 481,026 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutemi reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 88,609th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 5,691 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 13,436 people, or 1 in 3,437. In Kenya Mutemi is primarily found in: Kitui County, where 71 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 8 percent reside and Machakos County, where 5 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Mutemi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mutemi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutemui924/
Moutemi923/
Mutemei921/
Muteimi921/
Moutemio861/
Mutema8312,031/
Mutami832,425/
Muteme83619/
Motemi8365/
Mutimi8339/
Mutomi8333/
Mitemi832/
Muthomi7721,544/
Muthami776,845/
Muthema77353/
Mothemi77182/
Mautami7741/
Muhtami7733/
Mutemma7715/
Mutamhi779/
Mustimi774/
Mutemet773/
Mutismi773/
Mouteme773/
Moutimi772/
Muttimi772/
Muttami772/
Mutamoi772/
Muthimi772/
Mutemha771/
Mutaami771/
Moutami771/
Moutemy771/
Mitemei771/
Mutomyi771/
Mutammi771/
Muteema771/
Muttema771/
Mutiema771/
Mutieme771/
Mu'tami771/
Mautema771/
Mutimhi771/
Mutheme771/
Mutemhe771/
Mutamei771/
Mutyomi771/
Muitami771/
Mutemer770/
Mouthiemie751/
Muttemma71237/
Moutemed71122/
Muthemma7182/
Moutheme719/
Mouthemy713/
Mouthami711/
Mutahami711/
Muthamai711/
Muthimie711/
Muthomii711/
Muthaimi711/
Mutima672,498/
Motema672,293/
Moteme67682/
Mutome67428/
Mutame67315/
Mouhtammi67170/
Motimi6786/
Mutthemma673/
Mutime672/
Muthtemma671/
Mutamj671/
Motehemie671/
Miteme671/

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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 Mutemi
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