Mutenya Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mutenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mutenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mutenya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mutenya (Marathi: मुतेन्या) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutenya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Mutenya occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mutenya reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mutenya is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 908,132. In Zimbabwe Mutenya is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 53 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 41 percent are found and Harare Province, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe Mutenya exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 17 percent are found and Zambia, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muthenya932,937/
Mutenyo867,497/
Mutenha861,201/
Mutinya86233/
Motenya8658/
Mutenia8638/
Mutenja866/
Mutenea861/
Muteenyo805/
Mutehnia802/
Mutengia801/
Muteynyo801/
Muthinya801/
Muthengia75179/
Mutinha711,090/
Motinya7128/
Mutinja712/
Mutinia711/
Mutinyo711/
Muthinja67614/
Mothinya6772/
Mutingia6729/
Motehnia679/
Moutinha677/
Muthinia672/
Muthinha671/
Mutainia671/
Mutingea671/
Motienia671/
Moutenho671/
Motinyah671/
Moutenjou631/
Motinha5759/
Mutinho5738/
Mutineo571/
Motynia571/
Moutinho5319,251/
Mottinha5330/
Muitinho5320/
Motainia535/
Mautinho535/
Mouttinho501/

Mutenya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mutenya in the Marathi language
मुतेन्याmuten'ya-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mutenya
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