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
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
| 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
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- 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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