Muteru Surname

324,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muteru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muteru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1271:40,9764,295
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Muteru (107) may also be a first name.

Muteru Last Name Facts

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

Muteru is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muteru? popularity and diffusion

Muteru is the 324,668th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,353,571 people. The surname Muteru is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muteru are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 910,230th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 107 people.

The last name Muteru is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 1,127 people, or 1 in 40,976. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 29 percent are found, Nyeri County, where 21 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Muteru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Muteru surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Muteru
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