Muto Surname

5,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Muto Surname User-submission:

The Italian variation of the surname Muto originates in central and southern Italy and Sicily, and denotes someone who is mute.

Muto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan94,0121:1,360255
Italy3,8901:15,7222,614
United States1,8661:194,24419,180
Uganda7981:48,9215,967
Philippines6281:161,20726,545
Brazil5751:372,30314,217
Zimbabwe4261:36,2405,603
Canada3271:112,67812,031
DR Congo2601:284,15226,288
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Thailand1531:461,68980,914
Argentina1331:321,37925,478
Peru1231:258,40810,490
Papua New Guinea781:104,53514,121
Australia701:385,65331,598
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Belgium281:410,59442,948
France281:2,372,240182,981
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
England191:2,932,529101,561
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
India111:69,733,217610,955
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
China51:273,464,31313,838
São Tomé and Príncipe41:44,3562,027
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Mutô (1) are calculated separately.

Muto (1,232) may also be a first name.

Muto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Italian variation of the surname Muto originates in central and southern Italy and Sicily, and denotes someone who is mute.

- lexasch

Muto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muto (Hindi: मुटो, Marathi: मुतॉ, Russian: Муто) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Mutô. For other potential spellings of Muto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muto? popularity and diffusion

Muto is the 5,452nd most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 70,102 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Muto reside; 90 percent reside in East Asia and 90 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Muto is also the 225,375th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 1,232 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 94,012 people, or 1 in 1,360. In Japan Muto is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent are found, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent are found and Saitama Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Japan it occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Muto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Muto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Muto surname increased 93,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Muto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Muto surname are 4.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Muto earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 2.35% less than the national average, earning €29,324 per year; in Peru they earn 15.15% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,448 per year; in South Africa they earn 26.88% less than the national average, earning R 173,760 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.41% more than the national average, earning $24,384,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.48% more than the national average, earning $49,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.39% more than the national average, earning $56,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutô921/
Musto8914,499/
Mouto892,188/
Mauto891,831/
Mutto891,003/
Mutuo89967/
Mutoo89520/
Mutho89356/
Mutoh89283/
Mutos89167/
Mhuto89132/
Muito89120/
Mutou8981/
Mutop8976/
Mutoy8976/
Mutot8957/
Mutoi8942/
Mutoj8933/
Mguto8914/
Meuto8910/
Mutoa8910/
Muhto897/
Mutod896/
Mueto896/
Muuto895/
Mudto893/
Mutoz891/
Mutgo891/
Moutou806,631/
Moutot80645/
Mutosh80623/
Moutos80522/
Muthoi80443/
Muthoo80367/
Muttoo80246/
Mahuto80193/
Mustos80187/
Muthoh80146/
Meutou80127/
Mustto80102/
Moutoy8078/
Muthuo8070/
Mutous8063/
Mustoo8056/
Moutoh8054/
Moutto8041/
Muitho8036/
Mushto8014/
Muytoy8014/
Mustoi8013/
Mautto8013/
Muttoj8011/
Muthoj808/
Mohuto807/
Mutoip805/
Muthod805/
Moutho805/
Mustop804/
Mutotd804/
Mousto804/
Moutoa803/
Muttoh803/
Mautos803/
Muthou803/
Mautho802/
Mautoa802/
Mausto802/
Mautot801/
Mautou801/
Moutoo801/
Mutost801/
Moutuo801/
Mussto801/
Moutgo801/
Meutop801/
Meutto801/
Mujtto801/
Muitoh801/
Muštoš801/
Muutos801/
Muthoa801/
Mudtho801/
Mutoud801/
Muttou801/
Moto7529,764/
Mito7522,881/
Muta7520,186/
Móto751/
Moutout73340/
Moutoux73222/
Moustos73172/
Moustou73149/
Moutouh73145/
Mouttou7392/
Moutous7380/
Mouthou7364/
Muthoot7346/
Mustopf7327/
Mmoutoo7314/
Mouthoy7312/
Mußtopf7311/
Mouttoh7310/
Musstto736/
Mahauto733/
Mustoph733/
Moutoud732/
Muththo731/
Muschto731/
Musttoi731/
Maudtoz731/
Mauttos731/
Moutoch731/
Moutoup731/
Meuthou731/
Mustouh731/
Mutotsh731/
Mauthoa731/
Muttoha731/
Mutha679,568/
Musta679,373/
Motto679,362/
Motoi677,076/
Muita676,492/
Mutta676,440/
Mouta675,961/
Mitho673,049/
Mauta672,733/
Mitoi671,627/
Mutas671,342/
Mutah671,063/
Mutau671,015/
Motho67830/
Motoa67817/
Mutaz67747/
Mitto67579/
Mitoo67563/
Mmoto67555/
Mhuta67440/
Motoo67430/
Motoy67417/
Hmito67385/
Mutap67272/
Mguta67256/
Muteu67217/
Mujta67204/
Mmuta67167/
Muşta67157/
Mieto67131/
Mutaa67123/
Motou6784/
Mutaš6783/
Motuo6775/
Mooto6771/
Mueta6762/
Mustó6761/
Mitoh6746/
Mutat6744/
Mhoto6744/
Muhta6736/
Moeto6732/
Mituo6724/
Muuta6723/
Mudta6722/
Mutaç6714/
Mutad6713/
Meuta679/
Mouthoud679/
Mutotowa677/
'Moto676/
Mitoy674/
Mutga673/
Mušta673/
Mhito671/
Muthoott671/
Muschtto671/
Mouchtou671/
Moutouch671/
Moutouss671/
Moustous671/
Moustouz671/
Mihto671/
Mútuo671/
Mautooth670/
Moutooth670/

Muto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muto in the Hindi language
मुटोmuto60
मूतोmuto20
मूटोmuto10
मुतोmuto10
Muto in the Marathi language
मुतॉmuto33.33
मुटोmuto33.33
मुतोmuto33.33
Muto in the Russian language
Мутоmuto-

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