Mutemwa Surname

102,103rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mutemwa Surname Definition:

Mutemwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: love.

Mutemwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4,0471:3,916476
Kenya2251:205,24414,810
Namibia1281:18,8233,339
Zimbabwe1191:129,73317,214
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
England151:3,714,537119,675
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mutemwa (1,535) may also be a first name.

Mutemwa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mutemwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: love.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mutemwa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: someone who is a victim of witchcraft.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mutemwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mutemwa occurs most in Zambia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutemwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 102,103rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,578,074 people. Mutemwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mutemwa are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 197,958th most commonly used forename globally, held by 1,535 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 4,047 people, or 1 in 3,916. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Western Province, where 43 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 22 percent live and Southern Province, where 15 percent live. Aside from Zambia this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent live and Namibia, where 3 percent live.

Mutemwa Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Mutemwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.11% more than the national average, earning R 418,500 per year and in United States they earn 67.07% less than the national average, earning $14,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mautemwa931/
Muteemwa931/
Muthemwa931/
Mutemba8636,377/
Mutamwa8686/
Mutimwa8682/
Mutemwe8676/
Mutemua8641/
Mutomwa865/
Motemwa864/
Mutenwa862/
Muthemba8015,251/
Mutembai8062/
Moutemba804/
Muthimwa802/
Mutuimwa801/
Mutaamwa801/
Mutmba774/
Mutimba7111,381/
Mutembe714,012/
Mutembo713,992/
Mutimwi71341/
Mutembi71206/
Mutemui714/
Mutimwe711/
Mutenba711/
Mutinwa711/
Mutamua711/
Mutembei6726,917/
Mutimwii67280/
Muthimba6776/
Mutembey6775/
Muthembi6754/
Moutimba6714/
Mutimbai6710/
Moutembe6710/
Muthembo675/
Muthembe672/
Mutuimba672/
Mutimbah671/
Muthymba671/
Muteembe671/
Mutimwey671/
Moutembi671/
Mutiomwi671/

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