Mutengu Surname

285,461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mutengu Surname User-submission:

The Mutengu surname is used in the Busoga tribe, Uganda. It means in Lusoga 'stubborn' or 'big headed'.

Mutengu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5511:28,0194,309
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
Uganda3311:117,94311,292
Zambia651:243,84514,860
Kenya521:888,07532,885
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mutengu (84) may also be a first name.

Mutengu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mutengu surname is used in the Busoga tribe, Uganda. It means in Lusoga 'stubborn' or 'big headed'.

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Mutengu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mutengu is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutengu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 285,461st most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,410,205 people. The surname Mutengu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mutengu are found; 46 percent are found in Southern Africa and 46 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 84 people.

It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 551 people, or 1 in 28,019. In Zimbabwe Mutengu is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 56 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent reside and Harare Province, where 11 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 25 percent reside.

Mutengu Last Name Statistics demography

Mutengu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.64% more than the national average, earning $71,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Muteng'u931/
Mutenu9247/
Moutengou8823/
Muteng'ui881/
Musengu86759/
Munengu86265/
Mutingu86141/
Mitengu8689/
Muteanu8635/
Motengu861/
Mungu834,020/
Muthingu80211/
Muchengu8018/
Musteanu8011/
Muneng'u805/
Museng'u801/
Mutehenu801/
Muting'u801/
Museengu801/
Mhungu772,332/
Maungu771,233/
Mungau77564/
Mgungu77323/
Munggu77222/
Mutinu77115/
Munguh7787/
Muingu7765/
Muungu7750/
Munguu7739/
Motenu7730/
Mungus7728/
Mungou7725/
Moungu7723/
Mungut7723/
Mungup7711/
Munghu779/
Mmungu772/
Musngu771/
Mung'u771/
Mungud771/
Muting'au751/
Mahungu712,708/
Moungou711,283/
Mung'au71562/
Munghud71108/
Muningu7166/
Musingu7166/
Mungguh7158/
Mohungu7128/
Mung'ou7115/
Muunguu7113/
Munguìa7110/
Muthinu719/
Mung'eu718/
Munggau717/
Munggut717/
Mitingu715/
Munguch714/
Motenui714/
Mungahu714/
Mung'ui713/
Maungou712/
Mutainu712/
Munghau712/
Mun'gau712/
Munyngu711/
Mounguh711/
M'Mungu711/
Mustinu711/
Motingu711/
Mungaud711/
Maungau711/
Mungguu711/
Mustetnuss710/
Mongu671,523/
Moutinou671,361/
Mung'ahu6752/
Moungueu6710/
Muchingu678/
Mustainu675/
Mumgu674/
Musinguz673/
Moungouh671/
Moungheu671/
Mitingou671/
Moun'gou671/
Mhoungou671/
Mgoungou671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mutengu
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