Mutua Surname

3,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mutua Surname User-submission:

The surname Mutua means 'late' or 'one who delayed'.

Mutua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya149,3851:30929
Sudan3,0801:12,1791,700
Nigeria1651:1,073,59244,679
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
United Arab Emirates541:169,67212,566
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
England391:1,428,66862,556
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India51:153,413,076951,030
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Mútua (4) are calculated separately.

Mutua (53,133) may also be a first name.

Mutua Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Mutua means 'late' or 'one who delayed'.

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Mutua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mutua (Hindi: मुतुआ, Oriya: ମୁଟୁଆ, Russian: Мутуа) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Mútua. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,667th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 47,546 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutua live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mutua is also the 17,573rd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 53,133 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 149,385 people, or 1 in 309. In Kenya Mutua is primarily found in: Machakos County, where 28 percent live, Makueni County, where 22 percent live and Kitui County, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Mutua Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Mutua are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Mutua earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.27% less than the national average, earning $42,601 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mútua934/
Muthua911,509/
Moutua9141/
Mmutua911/
Mutuas911/
Mustua911/
Mutuayi8396/
Mautuah834/
Muithua834/
Mutuaha831/
Mutwa801,633/
Mutuo80967/
Mudua80237/
Motua8095/
Mitua8082/
Mustuaph771/
Muthwa732,498/
Moutwa73110/
Muthuo7370/
Mutwat7347/
Mottua7335/
Muitwa7334/
Mithua7334/
Mootua7318/
Maudua7314/
Mutwad738/
Mutwaa738/
Muudwa737/
Muetwa735/
Mautwa734/
Modtua733/
Mustwa732/
Mutwai732/
Motuah732/
Mmudua731/
Mutw'a731/
Mmotua731/
Muduaa731/
Motuoa731/
Moetua731/
Muduah731/
Moutuo731/
Mujtwa731/
Mhutwa731/
Mutwaha67110/
Mutwach671/
Mouddua671/

Mutua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mutua in the Oriya language
ମୁଟୁଆmutu'a-
Mutua in the Hindi language
मुतुआmutu'a66.67
मुटुआmutu'a33.33
Mutua in the Russian language
Мутуаmutua-

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