Muthu Surname

31,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Muthu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muthu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7,0461:108,8657,106
Malaysia2,6911:10,9601,199
Sri Lanka1,2431:16,7412,341
United Arab Emirates1,1781:7,778981
Saudi Arabia1,1531:26,7613,711
DR Congo9651:76,5598,894
Singapore4071:13,532619
Qatar3531:6,680720
Oman3431:10,7521,359
Kuwait3181:11,9521,632
United States3061:1,184,50684,519
South Africa1821:297,68028,740
England1231:452,99229,924
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Canada691:533,99444,923
Pakistan631:2,835,61723,570
Australia571:473,60936,415
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
China51:273,464,31313,838
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
France31:22,140,907385,998
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Muthu (37,622) may also be a first name.

Muthu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muthu (Hindi: मुथु, Marathi: मुथु, Oriya: ମୁଥୁ, Tibetan: མུ་ཐུགས) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muthu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muthu is the 31,574th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 431,139 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Muthu are found; 49 percent are found in South Asia and 49 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 23,389th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 37,622 people.

This last name is most common in India, where it is held by 7,046 people, or 1 in 108,865. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 39 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 13 percent live and Kerala, where 7 percent live. Barring India it exists in 62 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 16 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 7 percent live.

Muthu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Muthu are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Muthu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.11% more than the national average, earning R 435,132 per year; in United States they earn 13.8% more than the national average, earning $49,102 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.06% less than the national average, earning $49,156 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutheu9136,916/
Muthui9127,389/
Musthu91230/
Mutthu91136/
Muethu9142/
Muthau9112/
Muthuu9112/
Muthus9111/
Mouthu919/
Muthhu916/
Muthut916/
Mutahu916/
Muithu914/
Mauthu913/
Muthou913/
Mmuthu912/
Muthup911/
Muthuj911/
Mguthu911/
Mutu8914,546/
Mouthuy83405/
Muththu83120/
Mouthou8364/
Moutheu8327/
Mahuthu8320/
Muttahu835/
Musthau834/
Mushthu833/
Muhtahu832/
Muithui832/
Mutthuu831/
Meuthou831/
Muthteu831/
Muttheu831/
Mithu8031,174/
Muttu809,776/
Muştu803,285/
Mutui802,202/
Muetu801,245/
Mutau801,015/
Mothu80588/
Mautu80521/
Mgutu80351/
Mutup80319/
Muitu80311/
Muteu80217/
Muutu80139/
Mutou8081/
Moutu8069/
Mustu8057/
Mutus8051/
Mutut8045/
Mutuh8029/
Mutuç8027/
Mutuu8016/
Muhtu8013/
Mutuj8011/
Meutu806/
Mutuy803/
Mutuz802/
Mutuá802/
Mudtu802/
Mutud801/
Mmutu801/
Mhutu801/
Mouthuij7710/
Mouthoud779/
Mushthau771/
Mouthaud771/
Moutou736,631/
Mitthu733,982/
Muthoo73367/
Mitheu73247/
Meutou73127/
Mahutu7391/
Mutous7363/
Mutuhe7344/
Mutush7342/
Mustus7336/
Mustau7328/
Mohutu7321/
Mustud7318/
Moothu7312/
Mutaud7312/
Mothau7310/
Mutujh737/
Moutau737/
Muutau736/
Mustui736/
Mustup735/
Mautus735/
Mothou734/
Muttut734/
Mithuu734/
Mitahu734/
Mithhu734/
Mutaux734/
Mouteu734/
Muttau733/
Mithau733/
Muhteu733/
Moutui733/
Mutusz732/
Moethu732/
Mithtu732/
Muttus732/
Mautou731/
Mithuy731/
Meuttu731/
Moutup731/
Mothuu731/
Mutuch731/
Muchtu731/
Mutteu731/
Mushtu731/
Muttui731/
Mutuph731/
Moutuh731/
Mudtuy731/
Mutoud731/
Muttou731/
Muttuh731/
Mutaup731/
Moutout67340/
Moutaux67226/
Moutoux67222/
Miththu67182/
Moustou67149/
Moutouh67145/
Mustuph67135/
Moutaud67126/
Mautuit67113/
Mouttou6792/
Moutous6780/
Mutuuhe6710/
Mouttau679/
Mushtau672/
Moutoud672/
Mutuuyi672/
Mitthuy671/
Moththu671/
Muttuph671/
Moutoup671/
Moushtu671/
Mousteu671/
Moothou671/
Mustouh671/
Mutouyi671/
Mmuthoe671/
Mouteus671/
Mithouh671/
Mautaus670/

Muthu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muthu in the Tibetan language
མུ་ཐུགསmutuk-
Muthu in the Hindi language
मुथुmuthu68.75
मूथूmuthu6.25
मुठूmuthu6.25
मुठुmuthu6.25
मुथूmuthu4.17
मैथ्यूmaithyu2.08
मुत्तुmuttu2.08
मूठूmuthu2.08
मुन्थूmunthu2.08
Muthu in the Marathi language
मुथुmuthu45.59
मुथूmuthu23.93
मुठूmuthu9.49
मुतुmutu3.21
मुतूmutu1.47
मूथूmuthu1.34
मुलुmulu0.67
मुत्हूmut'hu0.67
मुथ्युmuthyu0.53
मुंथुmunthu0.53
मुठुmuthu0.4
मॅथ्युmethyu0.27
मुथ्muth0.27
मुथुूmuthuu0.27
मूठूmuthu0.27
मुन्तुmuntu0.27
मुतेmute0.27
मूतूmutu0.13
मुत्युmutyu0.13
मुनूmunu0.13
मूतmuta0.13
मुठीmuthi0.13
मुथ्यूmuthyu0.13
मूथ्युmuthyu0.13
िमथुimathu0.13
िमठूimathu0.13
मुथृmuthr0.13
मॉन्थुmonthu0.13
Muthu in the Oriya language
ମୁଥୁmuthu42.11
ମୁଠୁmuthu36.84
ମୂଥୁmuthu5.26
ମୁଠୂmuthu5.26
ମୁଠୁାଇଁmuthua'im5.26
ମୂଥୁର୍muthur5.26

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