Mutonga Surname

63,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mutonga Surname Definition:

Mutonga is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: basket meant for fruits.

Mutonga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,9521:5,369652
Kenya2,3131:19,9652,315
Zimbabwe1,1341:13,6141,862
DR Congo7251:101,90311,389
Namibia7041:3,422599
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
England151:3,714,537119,675
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Mutonga (1,293) may also be a first name.

Mutonga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mutonga is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: basket meant for fruits.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mutonga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mutonga is found most in Zambia. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutonga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 63,093rd most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 917,365 people. Mutonga is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mutonga live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 218,980th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 1,293 people.

It is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 2,952 people, or 1 in 5,369. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 29 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 18 percent reside and Southern Province, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Zambia this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 29 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside.

Mutonga Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Mutonga earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 124.76% more than the national average, earning R 534,108 per year and in United States they earn 19.27% less than the national average, earning $34,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muthonga9322/
Moutonga9313/
Mutoinga931/
Mutongah931/
Mutona92549/
Mutoga9257/
Moutounga889/
Muthong'a881/
Mutunga8647,592/
Mitonga8635,865/
Mutanga8627,899/
Muthoga861,867/
Mutongi86812/
Mutongo86385/
Motonga86237/
Mutonge86149/
Mutonah868/
Mutonoa861/
Moutoga861/
Moutona861/
Mutongoi801,321/
Muthunga80908/
Mautanga80783/
Moutongo80644/
Muthanga80318/
Mutungha8089/
Muthenga8076/
Mutung'a8049/
Mutangay8034/
Mustanga8021/
Mutongie8021/
Moutanga8017/
Mutangai8013/
Mutangah8011/
Mutang'a8011/
Muthongo8010/
Mothonga809/
Muthonah804/
Muitanga804/
M'Itonga804/
Moutouna803/
Mithonga802/
Mutungah802/
Motongoa802/
Muhtanga801/
Mujtanga801/
Mutaunga801/
Moutoina801/
Mitongga801/
Mutun'ga801/
Mutungat801/
Mutungea801/
Muthogha801/
Muttanga801/
Muttunga801/
Mutunnga801/
Mutangat801/
Mutong'e801/
Mutong'i801/
Mutono775,162/
Motona77749/
Mutana77659/
Mutaga77260/
Mutogo77197/
Motoga7716/
Mutanguha753,415/
Mutahunga75420/
Mutasenga7534/
Mutangaya754/
Moutongou754/
Moutongui752/
Mudthunga751/
Moutongoh751/
Moutounge751/
Mutoongye751/
Mutahanga751/
Muttungha751/
Mutungi7112,945/
Mutange715,211/
Mutango712,876/
Mitongo712,048/
Muthana711,470/
Motongi711,329/
Mutangi711,248/
Motanga711,068/
Motongo71860/
Mutunge71747/
Mitanga71401/
Mustana71355/
Moutana71323/
Muttana71230/
Mutagha71125/
Mutungo71119/
Mutoigo71107/
Moutono7163/
Muthogo7150/
Mustaga7140/
Motunga7132/
Mutanna7127/
Mutanai7125/
Mutaaga7124/
Motonge7121/
Mhutana7119/
Mautono7110/
Mutoggo717/
Mootona716/
Mutanas716/
Mutoono716/
Mutanah715/
Mudtana715/
Mautana715/
Mutanay714/
Motonea714/
Muththunga714/
Mutonei714/
Moutaga713/
Mutoogo713/
Motouna712/
Mutaana712/
Muthahunga712/
Muitana712/
Mutumga712/
Mothoga712/
Mottoga711/
Mutamga711/
Mustogo711/
Muttono711/
Motõnga711/
Motohna711/
Mouthounas711/
Moutoungui711/
Muztana711/
Mutomno711/
Mutanginga711/
Mutagga711/
Muthono711/
Muthaga711/
Mmotona711/
Moutoungou711/
Muthusinga711/
Mutagad711/
Muthanna6778,307/
Muthangi67345/
Muttangi67319/
Mithenga67242/
Mithanga67232/
Mutungye67185/
Muttanna67128/
Moutonou67109/
Motoonna6769/
Mutanhau6764/
Muthungi6758/
Moutango6755/
Mustaana6740/
Mothanga6731/
Mutthana6730/
Muthange6714/
Moutogou6714/
Mothongi6710/
Muttango679/
Mutungui679/
Muttungi675/
Mustanat675/
Mutangye675/
Musthana674/
Muthhana674/
Motonggo674/
Mouthana674/
Muthengo674/
Mushtana672/
Mustango672/
Moutagna672/
Mustangi672/
Mustagha672/
Mutahaga672/
Mautangi671/
Moutagha671/
Mutumgha671/
Muuttana671/
Mutaangi671/
Mutanhai671/
Muthamna671/
Muttange671/
Mustagna671/
Mustunge671/
Motonghe671/
Motungea671/
Motaunga671/
Mietanga671/
Mutaange671/
Mutahana671/
Mutunggi671/
Mutuungi671/
Moutanna671/
Muthoney671/
Muthango671/
Mutheuna671/
Mohutana671/

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