Mutenje Surname
Approximately 519 people bear this surname
Mutenje Surname User-submission:
A cloth of poor or low quality. Usually used to refer someone who is viewed as of less value.
Mutenje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 413 | 1:37,381 | 5,791 |
| Zambia | 85 | 1:186,470 | 12,510 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mutenje Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A cloth of poor or low quality. Usually used to refer someone who is viewed as of less value.
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Where Does The Last Name Mutenje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mutenje occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mutenje click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mutenje? popularity and diffusion
Mutenje is the 599,225th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 14,041,514 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutenje are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Mutenje is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 413 people, or 1 in 37,381. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 38 percent live, Harare Province, where 20 percent live and Midlands Province, where 11 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 16 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
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