Mutiva Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mutiva Surname User-submission:

The surname Mutiva comes from the African word umutiva, which means 'deciduous tree'. It is given to people who can survive difficult situations, just like the deciduous tree.

Mutiva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1981:233,23216,365
Zimbabwe731:211,48324,106
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England61:9,286,343223,652
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mutiva (15) may also be a first name.

Mutiva Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Mutiva comes from the African word umutiva, which means 'deciduous tree'. It is given to people who can survive difficult situations, just like the deciduous tree.

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Mutiva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mutiva occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutiva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 853,416th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Mutiva reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 233,232. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 62 percent live, Kakamega County, where 25 percent live and Makueni County, where 5 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Mutiva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mutiva earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% more than the national average, earning $47,339 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutieva92193/
Mustiva9231/
Mutisva928/
Mutaiva921/
Mutuiva921/
Mutivah921/
Muthivha8656/
Mautieva866/
Mustaiva861/
Moutieva861/
Muttisva861/
Muthuiva861/
Mutiba83786/
Mutiwa83645/
Mutuva83638/
Muteva83408/
Mitiva8329/
Mutivi8317/
Mutivo832/
Mushtaiva801/
Muttuisva801/
Mutesva77869/
Mutoiwa77610/
Muteiwa77418/
Mutimpa77387/
Mutaiwa77269/
Mutueva7765/
Muthiwa7746/
Mujtiba7735/
Mutibah7729/
Mustyva7721/
Mitieva7714/
Musteva7714/
Mutuvah7713/
Muteeva7711/
Muthuva7710/
Motieva779/
Mutevad778/
Mautiba777/
Motivah776/
Mutibaş776/
Muthiba775/
Mutaiba775/
Muhtiba775/
Mutibai773/
Mutiovo772/
Mittiva771/
Mhutiba771/
Muttivi771/
Mutibha771/
Mujteva771/
Miteiva771/
Muztiba771/
Muttiwa771/
Moutiba771/
Mutivui771/
Muthivi771/
Mmutiwa771/
Muthivhi711,058/
Musteeva7139/
Muytueva7133/
Mihtieva7132/
Muthevad7122/
Muthuvha7115/
Muthibai7114/
Mauteeva719/
Motivaha716/
Mustivyy714/
Muttevad714/
Muthimpa714/
Mujtioba713/
Mutaibah712/
Mutesvah711/
Mustivoy711/
Mustibau711/
Moutaiba711/
Mutuibai711/
Mutibhai711/
Mutheiwa711/
Muthiw'a711/
Mujtibah711/
Mutiswat711/
Muteba6781,290/
Mutebi6730,996/
Miteva6722,815/
Mutuwa677,172/
Mutewa671,015/
Muteve67693/
Motiba67259/
Mutibo67171/
Mutibi67134/
Mutibe6793/
Mutevi6785/
Motiwa6749/
Mutiwi6715/
Mutywa676/
Mutyba676/
Mutuvo673/
Mitiwa673/
Motyva672/
Mutthevad671/
Mutiwo671/
Mutjba671/
Mutybi671/
Mushtaiba671/
Mutevo671/

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