Mutolwa Surname
Approximately 1,625 people bear this surname
Mutolwa Surname Definition:
Mutolwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who has just been adopted after being abandoned.
Mutolwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 841 | 1:87,847 | 10,022 |
| Zambia | 769 | 1:20,611 | 2,269 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mutolwa (195) may also be a first name.
Mutolwa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mutolwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who has just been adopted after being abandoned.
Mutolwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mutolwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mutolwa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mutolwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 245,043rd most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,484,644 people. The last name Mutolwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutolwa live; 52 percent live in Central Africa and 52 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mutolwa is also the 649,894th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 195 people.
The last name Mutolwa is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 841 people, or 1 in 87,847. Beside The DR Congo this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 47 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| M'Utoolwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mutalwa | 86 | 292 | / |
| Mutulwa | 86 | 270 | / |
| Mutolwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Motolwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mutalwad | 80 | 18 | / |
| Mutuulwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muteulwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mutaalwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muttalwad | 75 | 8 | / |
| Mutulwe | 71 | 48 | / |
| Mutalua | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mutthalwad | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mutulua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mothulwa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Motholuoa | 63 | 19 | / |
| Motulua | 57 | 34 | / |
| Mutalvi | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mutalbi | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mothulwe | 53 | 182 | / |
| Moutalbi | 53 | 8 | / |
| Moutalvo | 53 | 6 | / |
| Motallwi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mustalves | 50 | 3 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mutolwa
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