Mutengwa Surname

162,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mutengwa Surname User-submission:

The Mutengwa surname is found in Masvingo, Gutu, Nerupiri. They are the rightful chiefs of Nerupiri and their totem is Zhou (Elephant). Their Elephant is popularly known to be Zhou Samanyanga. In Nerupiri they mostly call each other Nhumwa.

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Mutengwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,5151:6,138656
Zambia631:251,58615,178
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
England91:6,190,895170,599
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Iceland31:126,6975,403
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Mutengwa (117) may also be a first name.

Mutengwa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mutengwa surname is found in Masvingo, Gutu, Nerupiri. They are the rightful chiefs of Nerupiri and their totem is Zhou (Elephant). Their Elephant is popularly known to be Zhou Samanyanga. In Nerupiri they mostly call each other Nhumwa.

The Mutengwa surname came out of the grand name Zinyoro and the first to use the name was Kisimusi, who took the name of his father to make it his surname. His children became the first generation to have this name in David Mutengwa, Lenard Mutengwa, Patricia Mutengwa and Alfonce Mutengwa. These children had their children and their children also had their children now Mutengwa name has became very popular.

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Mutengwa Last Name Facts

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

Mutengwa is found most in Zimbabwe. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mutengwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutengwa? popularity and diffusion

Mutengwa is the 162,522nd most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,723,298 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mutengwa live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mutengwa is also the 864,112th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 117 people.

This last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2,515 people, or 1 in 6,138. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 23 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 15 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 14 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

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Mitengwa884/
Muthengwe825/
Motingwa75993/
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Mutingwe7510/
Mutenguo758/
Mutengui754/
Motengwe752/
Mutemkwa751/
Mutenqwe751/
Muhtngwe751/
Mutyongwe7114/
Moutengue712/
Muteng'ui711/
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Motingwe631,164/
Moutngui6397/
Motengue6327/
Motingua631/
Mutingui631/
Mithingua591/
Mutinkwe502/

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