Mutenya Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Mutenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mutenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mutenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mutenya (Marathi: मुतेन्या) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mutenya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,274,477th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mutenya are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Mutenya is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 908,132. In Zimbabwe Mutenya is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 53 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 41 percent live and Harare Province, where 6 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe Mutenya exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 17 percent live and Zambia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muthenya | 93 | 2,937 | / |
| Mutenyo | 86 | 7,497 | / |
| Mutenha | 86 | 1,201 | / |
| Mutinya | 86 | 233 | / |
| Motenya | 86 | 58 | / |
| Mutenia | 86 | 38 | / |
| Mutenja | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mutenea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muteenyo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mutehnia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mutengia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muteynyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muthinya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muthengia | 75 | 179 | / |
| Mutinha | 71 | 1,090 | / |
| Motinya | 71 | 28 | / |
| Mutinja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mutinia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mutinyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muthinja | 67 | 614 | / |
| Mothinya | 67 | 72 | / |
| Mutingia | 67 | 29 | / |
| Motehnia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Moutinha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Muthinia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muthinha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mutainia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mutingea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motienia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moutenho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motinyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moutenjou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Motinha | 57 | 59 | / |
| Mutinho | 57 | 38 | / |
| Mutineo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Motynia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Moutinho | 53 | 19,251 | / |
| Mottinha | 53 | 30 | / |
| Muitinho | 53 | 20 | / |
| Motainia | 53 | 5 | / |
| Mautinho | 53 | 5 | / |
| Mouttinho | 50 | 1 | / |
Mutenya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mutenya in the Marathi language | ||
| मुतेन्या | muten'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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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