Mutumwa Surname
Approximately 5,204 people bear this surname
Mutumwa Surname Definition:
Mutumwa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: messenger.
Mutumwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 2,481 | 1:4,581 | 1,120 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,132 | 1:13,638 | 1,867 |
| Zambia | 744 | 1:21,304 | 2,331 |
| Uganda | 299 | 1:130,566 | 12,054 |
| DR Congo | 280 | 1:263,856 | 24,810 |
| Kenya | 252 | 1:183,254 | 13,801 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mutumwa (983) may also be a first name.
Mutumwa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mutumwa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: messenger.
Mutumwa Demographics
Mutumwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mutumwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mutumwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mutumwa has its highest incidence in Rwanda. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mutumwa? popularity and diffusion
Mutumwa is the 91,909th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,400,374 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutumwa are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 256,947th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 983 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Rwanda, where it is borne by 2,481 people, or 1 in 4,581. Aside from Rwanda this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside and Zambia, where 14 percent reside.
Mutumwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muitumwa | 93 | 34 | / |
| Mutuimwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mutumba | 86 | 15,451 | / |
| Mutumwe | 86 | 175 | / |
| Mutunwa | 86 | 168 | / |
| Mutimwa | 86 | 82 | / |
| Mutumwo | 86 | 45 | / |
| Mutumwi | 86 | 36 | / |
| Mutomwa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mutumua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muthumba | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mutuumwe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mutuumba | 80 | 7 | / |
| Muttumba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Muthimwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mutuimba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mutumwey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mutumwii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moutoumba | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mutumbi | 71 | 3,505 | / |
| Mutumbe | 71 | 1,817 | / |
| Mutonwa | 71 | 302 | / |
| Mutumbo | 71 | 235 | / |
| Motomwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Motunwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mutonua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mutunua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mutunba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mutomwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mutumby | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muthumbi | 67 | 984 | / |
| Mutumboi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muthumbo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muthumbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mutimwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muttumbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moutoumbi | 63 | 14 | / |
| Moutoumbe | 63 | 11 | / |
| Moutoumbou | 59 | 24 | / |
| Mutomuo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Motumvi | 57 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mutumwa
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