Muthen Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Muthen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muthen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2021:268,20626,747
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
India81:95,883,173728,828
Mauritius81:161,6778,227
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Muthen (18) may also be a first name.

Muthen Last Name Facts

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

Muthen (Marathi: मुठ, Oriya: ମୁେଠନ) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muthen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,052,587th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Muthen live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.

The last name Muthen is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 268,206. In South Africa Muthen is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 71 percent reside, Gauteng, where 18 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 5 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 4 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Muthen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Muthen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Muthen surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Muthen Last Name Statistics demography

Muthen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.55% more than the national average, earning R 381,516 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meuthen92429/
Mauthen92125/
Muthien9246/
Mutthen923/
Muethen921/
Mutheng921/
Muthein920/
Muten91305/
Muthn911/
Moutheng8623/
Meuthien864/
Muytheen861/
Muththen861/
Muthem83366/
Mithen83257/
Muteen83226/
Muteng83129/
Mutten83114/
Musten8392/
Meuten8365/
Mauten8346/
Mutene8337/
Mothen8331/
Mutend8321/
Mouten8319/
Muthin8311/
Mutent834/
Mutaen832/
Mutean831/
Mutein831/
Mueten831/
Muyten831/
Mouthn830/
Mutn802/
Muthina772,122/
Moutien77544/
Muthine77531/
Mousten77292/
Mithaen77166/
Musteen77118/
Moothen77114/
Muthoin7773/
Mouteng7770/
Mutinhe7754/
Mutenhe7729/
Muthing7727/
Mithuen7725/
Mausten7722/
Muthain7712/
Mutthem778/
Mitheen776/
Meuteng773/
Mothien772/
Mitthen772/
Mutteen771/
Mitehen771/
Meutenn771/
Mutemhe771/
Mautene771/
Motehen771/
Mothean771/
Moutene771/
Mouthem771/
Mouthin771/
Muijten771/
Mithhen771/
Muytten771/
Muzthem771/
Mushten771/
Muteine771/
Hmouten771/
Moutein771/
Mutesen771/
Moutten770/
Moten736,634/
Mutin732,528/
Miten73443/
Mutem7380/
Mutyn7323/
Mutne7311/
Mutén7311/
Muitn731/
Mutahain7136/
Mushtein7112/
Mutenova7111/
Meuthing714/
Mouchten714/
Mouthine714/
Mushteyn713/
Musthain712/
Mauteten712/
Mouthina712/
Meuteing711/
Meutteng711/
Muttesin711/
Muuthina711/
Muthaine711/
Middthen710/
Mitten672,759/
Mustin671,866/
Mutina671,673/
Mautin67982/
Moutin67742/
Muttin67664/
Mooten67251/
Motten67246/
Mithin67211/
Muting67190/
Mothin67129/
Motean6785/
Mutine6774/
Motien6760/
Mutain6758/
Muttem6747/
Miteen6738/
Moteen6738/
Mutyna6733/
Mitien6731/
Mutoin6730/
Mutyon6728/
Meutem6713/
Moutem6712/
Mautenova6710/
Motein679/
Muthim678/
Muteem677/
Mustén675/
Muetin674/
Muthym673/
Meutin673/
Mustyn673/
Moeten672/
Mothén672/
Moutengue672/
Mution672/
Mustem671/
Muytenova671/
Modten671/
Moutne671/
Meuthaing671/
Mieten671/
Muytin671/
Mut'ng671/
Mutind671/
Muitenova671/
Mautyn671/
Hmmoutene671/
Musta'ein671/
Motejn671/
Muttne671/
Mutink670/

Muthen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muthen in the Oriya language
ମୁେଠନmuethana-
Muthen in the Marathi language
मुठmutha-

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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
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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 Muthen
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