Mutenge Surname

256,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mutenge Surname Definition:

Mutenge is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: roof.

Mutenge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,2761:12,4221,425
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Namibia331:73,0127,607
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
England41:13,929,515290,718
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mutenge (69) may also be a first name.

Mutenge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mutenge is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: roof.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mutenge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mutenge is most common in Zambia. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutenge? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 256,621st most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,744,496 people. Mutenge is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mutenge are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 69 people.

The surname Mutenge is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,276 people, or 1 in 12,422. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Central Province, where 36 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 31 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Namibia, where 2 percent reside.

Mutenge Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muthenge934/
Muteenge932/
Mutengye932/
Mustenge931/
Mutuenge931/
Mutene9237/
Muthengei881/
Muttenger880/
Musenge8635,503/
Munenge869,252/
Mutenga863,286/
Mutenje86519/
Mutengi86279/
Mutiene8691/
Mitenge8651/
Motenge8632/
Mutenhe8629/
Mutinge8610/
Mutense864/
Mutenea861/
Mautene861/
Moutene861/
Muteine861/
Mutence861/
Muteneh861/
Mutenye861/
Munge836,956/
Muthengi808,602/
Musengie80397/
Muchenge80292/
Moutenet80117/
Musenger8052/
Moutenga8026/
Mutenzer8023/
Mutuenze8021/
Muttengi8014/
Mussenge809/
Mutengai807/
Mutengui804/
Muting'e804/
Mutienee802/
Mautenga801/
Musennge801/
Motengea801/
Musengye801/
Mutingea801/
Mutengia801/
Mutienye801/
Muthenje801/
Munger779,944/
Motene772,798/
Mutena772,287/
Maunge77698/
Muteni77507/
Moenge77153/
Mungeh77139/
Mungee77105/
Mungie77100/
Mungye7757/
Munget7751/
Mungep7747/
Mungge7725/
Mundge7715/
Muunge7712/
Musnge779/
Munges777/
Mungey775/
Mounge775/
Muteny774/
Mgunge773/
Mungea773/
Muinge773/
Mhunge772/
Munnge772/
Munghe772/
Munged772/
Mutnga772/
Muntge771/
Mmunge771/
Mungej771/
Mutngi771/
Musengeyi75452/
Muttenzer7527/
Mautinger757/
Mustenser752/
M'Musenge751/
Hmmoutene751/
Muteng'ui751/
Mutenyo717,497/
Musengi713,507/
Musenze711,607/
Moteane711,207/
Mounger711,009/
Musinge71718/
Motinge71427/
Mutenyi71393/
Mutinga71360/
Maunger71278/
Musense71221/
Munengi71189/
Musenje71160/
Mutingi71159/
Mutteni71118/
Moungey71102/
Mung'ei7190/
Mahunge7178/
Mutenhi7172/
Mouteny7170/
Mutenji7169/
Mothene7166/
Motenga7162/
Mutensa7153/
Mutenza7150/
Mouteni7148/
Motenye7148/
Mitengi7144/
Mutenzi7144/
Mutieni7136/
Muthena7133/
Mungeer7128/
Munggea7125/
Muninge7123/
Mungech7120/
Mungger7119/
Munggey7119/
Muttena7118/
Mauteni7116/
Mungues7115/
Moungie7114/
Mounged7112/
Mungesh7111/
Munggie7111/
Munguea718/
Mung'eu718/
Munzger718/
Motiene717/
Motenei717/
Mutenja716/
Munguye715/
Muteena714/
Mutensi714/
Motengi714/
Maungey713/
Muteany712/
Mutheny712/
Munguez712/
Motenze712/
Mitinge712/
Mutngui712/
Moundge711/
Mutemhe711/
Mungett711/
Munguei711/
Muteina711/
Mautena711/
Moutnga711/
Musengejje711/
Mungier711/
Munguet711/
Mmoenge711/
Musteni711/
Muinger711/
Mutingá711/
Musengy711/
Mucenje711/
Mottene710/
Munnger710/
Monge6794,231/
Munga6747,410/
Muchenje6714,494/
Motingea6711,480/
Mungi674,747/
Muchengi67540/
Muthenna67334/
Motheane67176/
Moutngui6797/
Muting'a6771/
Mungy6739/
Musengay6734/
Musingye6732/
Mutingia6729/
Musinger6728/
Mutenshi6727/
Mutendji6722/
Mounguey6712/
Muthenji6710/
Mutingga676/
Moutinga676/
Moussenguet675/
Muteenyo675/
Muchinge673/
Museenze673/
Mouteini672/
Mutenish672/
Mutineer672/
Meusinge671/
Moutenay671/
Motyngea671/
Mutthena671/
Mutheeni671/
Mutingih671/
Musengai671/
Mungj671/
Muchense671/
Mounguer671/
Moungued671/
Motengoa671/
Moungheu671/
Mounguet671/
Mungehge671/
Mungieyi671/
Mussenze671/
Mutingui671/
Muteenyi671/
Mutenchi671/
Muteynyo671/
Mutuungi671/
Mutiensi671/
Mutienyi671/
Musienze671/
Mumge670/
Motheney670/

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