Mutongo Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mutongo Surname Definition:

Mutongo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: royal herdsman.

Mutongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Zimbabwe1331:116,07715,782
Uganda441:887,25640,445
Zambia91:1,761,10232,119
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mutongo (93) may also be a first name.

Mutongo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mutongo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: royal herdsman.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mutongo Last Name Facts

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

Mutongo is found most in The DR Congo. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutongo? popularity and diffusion

Mutongo is the 746,827th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mutongo are found; 48 percent are found in Central Africa and 48 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mutongo is also the 986,211th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 93 people.

It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 399,349. Besides The DR Congo Mutongo is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 35 percent are found and Uganda, where 11 percent are found.

Mutongo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutongoi931,321/
Moutongo93644/
Muthongo9310/
Mutono925,162/
Mutogo92197/
Moutongou884/
Moutongoh881/
Mutonga867,944/
Mutango862,876/
Mitongo862,048/
Motongo86860/
Mutungo86119/
Mutoigo86107/
Moutono8663/
Muthogo8650/
Mautono8610/
Mutoggo867/
Mutoono866/
Mutoogo863/
Mutonoa861/
Mustogo861/
Muttono861/
Mutomno861/
Muthono861/
Moutoungou821/
Moutonou80109/
Moutango8055/
Muthonga8022/
Moutogou8014/
Moutonga8013/
Muttango809/
Motonggo804/
Muthengo804/
Mustango802/
Motongoa802/
Mutoinga801/
Mutongah801/
Muthango801/
Mutona77549/
Mutoga7757/
Motogo7747/
Mutago7741/
Mótono771/
Moutangou75891/
Moutounga759/
Motoungou754/
Moutounou753/
Muthong'a751/
Mutunga7147,592/
Mitonga7135,865/
Mutanga7127,899/
Muthoga711,867/
Mitango711,530/
Motango71480/
Motonga71237/
Mothogo7129/
Mutagod7126/
Mutaugo7112/
Mutonah718/
Motogou711/
Mouthounos711/
Mouthounou711/
Moutoga711/
Moutona711/
Muthago711/
Mmotono711/
Muthunga67908/
Mautanga67783/
Muthanga67318/
Mutungha6789/
Mothokgo6783/
Muthenga6776/
Mutung'a6749/
Motangou6729/
Mustanga6721/
Moutanga6717/
Mutangah6711/
Mutang'a6711/
Motounou6711/
Mothonga679/
Moutagou677/
Muthonah674/
Muitanga674/
M'Itonga674/
Moutouna673/
Muttagod672/
Motunggo672/
Mithonga672/
Mutungah672/
Muhtanga671/
Mujtanga671/
Mutaunga671/
Moutoina671/
Mitongga671/
Mutun'ga671/
Mutungat671/
Muthogha671/
Muttanga671/
Muttunga671/
Mutunnga671/
Mutangat671/
Mudtanoo671/
Mottango671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mutongo
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