Mutu Surname

36,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Romania

Mutu Surname User-submission:

In Romania, this name is translated as 'the mute one'. In a surname context it is a nickname surname, which is a type of name based on one's features or appearance, common in Romania and other European countries.

Mutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5,2061:14,1911,762
Romania4,4311:4,531611
Turkey8001:97,2778,556
Moldova6441:5,530847
Indonesia6301:209,91919,741
Nigeria6291:281,62615,903
Papua New Guinea4151:19,6482,038
India2871:2,672,70283,436
Kenya2451:188,48914,045
Ukraine1811:251,50732,977
Uganda1791:218,09717,007
Malaysia1771:166,63410,180
New Zealand1061:42,7207,111
Russia1001:1,441,23199,834
Spain951:492,12724,892
South Africa711:763,06652,802
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Greece411:270,23940,426
Australia281:964,13257,058
England261:2,143,00282,017
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Norway201:257,11427,149
Transnistria141:33,9075,291
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Zambia111:1,440,90231,383
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
France61:11,070,454349,096
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
China41:341,830,39216,990
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Mutu (4,314) may also be a first name.

Mutu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Romania, this name is translated as 'the mute one'. In a surname context it is a nickname surname, which is a type of name based on one's features or appearance, common in Romania and other European countries.

- rares_maglan

Mutu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mutu (Georgian: მუთუ, Hindi: मुतु, Marathi: मुतु, Oriya: ମୁଟୁ, Russian: Муту, Tibetan: མུ་ཏུ།) is most common in The DR Congo. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 36,266th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 501,000 people. Mutu occurs mostly in Africa, where 44 percent of Mutu are found; 37 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 36 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mutu is also the 105,306th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 4,314 people.

The surname Mutu is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 5,206 people, or 1 in 14,191. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 67 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 30 percent are found and Turkey, where 5 percent are found.

Mutu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Muslim (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Mutu last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mutu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.25% less than the national average, earning 244,862 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 76.34% less than the national average, earning R 56,232 per year; in United States they earn 35.53% less than the national average, earning $27,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.27% less than the national average, earning $43,589 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muthu8916,903/
Muttu899,776/
Muştu893,285/
Mutui892,202/
Muetu891,245/
Mutau891,015/
Mautu89521/
Mgutu89351/
Mutup89319/
Muitu89311/
Muteu89217/
Muutu89139/
Mutou8981/
Moutu8969/
Mustu8957/
Mutus8951/
Mutut8945/
Mutuh8929/
Mutuç8927/
Mutuu8916/
Muhtu8913/
Mutuj8911/
Meutu896/
Mutuy893/
Mutuz892/
Mutuá892/
Mudtu892/
Mutud891/
Mmutu891/
Mhutu891/
Mutheu8036,916/
Muthui8027,389/
Moutou806,631/
Musthu80230/
Mutthu80136/
Meutou80127/
Mahutu8091/
Mutous8063/
Mutuhe8044/
Mutush8042/
Muethu8042/
Mustus8036/
Mustau8028/
Mohutu8021/
Mustud8018/
Muthau8012/
Mutaud8012/
Muthuu8012/
Muthus8011/
Mouthu809/
Mutujh807/
Moutau807/
Muthhu806/
Muthut806/
Muutau806/
Mutahu806/
Mustui806/
Mustup805/
Mautus805/
Muttut804/
Muithu804/
Mutaux804/
Mouteu804/
Mauthu803/
Muttau803/
Muthou803/
Muhteu803/
Moutui803/
Mutusz802/
Mmuthu802/
Muttus802/
Muthup801/
Mautou801/
Meuttu801/
Moutup801/
Mutuch801/
Muthuj801/
Muchtu801/
Mutteu801/
Mushtu801/
Muttui801/
Mutuph801/
Mguthu801/
Moutuh801/
Mudtuy801/
Mutoud801/
Muttou801/
Muttuh801/
Mutaup801/
Mitu75125,863/
Motu755,420/
Mouthuy73405/
Moutout73340/
Moutaux73226/
Moutoux73222/
Moustou73149/
Moutouh73145/
Mustuph73135/
Moutaud73126/
Muththu73120/
Mautuit73113/
Mouttou7392/
Moutous7380/
Mouthou7364/
Moutheu7327/
Mahuthu7320/
Mutuuhe7310/
Mouttau739/
Muttahu735/
Musthau734/
Mushthu733/
Mushtau732/
Muhtahu732/
Moutoud732/
Mutuuyi732/
Muithui732/
Mutthuu731/
Muttuph731/
Moutoup731/
Moushtu731/
Mousteu731/
Meuthou731/
Mustouh731/
Muthteu731/
Mutouyi731/
Muttheu731/
Mouteus731/
Mautaus730/
Mottu67799/
Mittu67763/
Mutoo67520/
Moutault67473/
Mootu67206/
Mutoe67201/
Mhitu67104/
Muggittu6794/
Mitui6754/
Motui6752/
Mituy6729/
Moustaud6728/
Hmitu6717/
Mouthuij6710/
Mouthoud679/
Mietu678/
Moetu677/
Motuh676/
Mmotu673/
Mituh672/
Mushthau671/
Mujchtuj671/
Mutão671/
Motuu671/
Mouchtou671/
Mouthaud671/
Moutouch671/
Moutouss671/
Moustous671/
Moustouz671/
Moustéou671/
Mituu671/
Mmitu671/

Mutu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mutu in the Oriya language
ମୁଟୁmutu83.78
ମୁତୁmutu8.02
ମୁଟୂmutu3.74
ମୂଟୁmutu2.32
ମୂଟୂmutu0.36
ମଟୁmatu0.18
ଟୁଡୁtudu0.18
ମୂତୂmutu0.18
ମୁଢୁmudhu0.18
ମୂତୁmutu0.18
ମୁଟmuta0.18
Mutu in the Tibetan language
མུ་ཏུ།mutu66.67
མུ་ཀྲུ།mutru33.33
Mutu in the Georgian language
მუთუmutu63.64
მუტუmutu36.36
Mutu in the Marathi language
मुतुmutu61.73
मुतूmutu29.96
मूतूmutu4.69
मुटुmutu1.44
मुथूmuthu0.72
मूतुुmutuu0.72
मुठूmuthu0.36
मूटूmutu0.36
Mutu in the Hindi language
मुतुmutu53.85
मुटूmutu25.64
मुटुmutu10.26
मूटूmutu7.69
मुतूmutu2.56
Mutu in the Russian language
Мутуmutu-

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