Mutum Surname

467,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mutum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mutum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3121:567,76527,529
India3041:2,523,24180,335
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
England61:9,286,343223,652
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508

Mutum (11,461) may also be a first name.

Mutum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mutum (Bengali: মুতুম, Hindi: मुटुम, Marathi: मुतुम, Oriya: ମୁଟୁମ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mutum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 467,776th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,135,669 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Mutum are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 55,884th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 11,461 people.

The surname Mutum is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 312 people, or 1 in 567,765. In Nigeria Mutum is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 57 percent are found, Bauchi, where 13 percent are found and Plateau, where 9 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Mutum occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 42 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Mutum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mutum has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Mutum surname fell 74 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mutum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mutum surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Mutum earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.91% more than the national average, earning $46,995 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutume911,797/
Muthum91116/
Muttum9134/
Mustum913/
Moutum913/
Mutuim912/
Mutumhe83522/
Muithum8391/
Moutoum8320/
Mutthum835/
Muthuim832/
Mautoum831/
Muthuum831/
Mudthum831/
Motum80614/
Mutun80121/
Mitum80116/
Mutom8011/
Moutoume773/
Moustoum771/
Muutumhe771/
Mutune736,911/
Mutund73844/
Motoum73541/
Mutung73286/
Mustun73187/
Mottum73179/
Muttom7382/
Mithum7334/
Mutoun7326/
Moutom7310/
Mothum739/
Muthom735/
Muttun735/
Mautun734/
Muthun731/
Muitom731/
Miteum731/
Muthund67165/
Moutoun6743/
Muthung6742/
Mutaung6730/
Mmutung6712/
Mutunhe6710/
Muchtun674/
Mushtun674/
Mustoun672/
Moutune672/
Mothoum671/
Meutune671/
Mutoome671/
Muthoun671/
Moutung671/
Midthum671/
Mitthum671/
Mautung671/
Mustune671/
Mutusin671/
Mittaum670/
Mustuin670/

Mutum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mutum in the Bengali language
মুতুমmutuma-
Mutum in the Oriya language
ମୁଟୁମmutuma-
Mutum in the Hindi language
मुटुमmutuma60
मुतुमmutuma40
Mutum in the Marathi language
मुतुमmutuma50
मुतुंmutum50

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Mutum Reference & Research

Mutum One-name Study - A profile of the Mutum surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mutum
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