Mutumwa Surname

91,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Mutumwa Surname Definition:

Mutumwa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: messenger.

Mutumwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda2,4811:4,5811,120
Zimbabwe1,1321:13,6381,867
Zambia7441:21,3042,331
Uganda2991:130,56612,054
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
Kenya2521:183,25413,801
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mutumwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mutumwa occurs more in Rwanda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutumwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 91,909th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,400,374 people. The surname Mutumwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutumwa reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 256,947th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 983 people.

The last name Mutumwa is most frequently used in Rwanda, where it is held by 2,481 people, or 1 in 4,581. Other than Rwanda Mutumwa occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside and Zambia, where 14 percent reside.

Mutumwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mutumwa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muitumwa9334/
Mutuimwa931/
Mutumba8615,451/
Mutumwe86175/
Mutunwa86168/
Mutimwa8682/
Mutumwo8645/
Mutumwi8636/
Mutomwa865/
Mutumua861/
Muthumba8021/
Mutuumwe8013/
Mutuumba807/
Muttumba803/
Muthimwa802/
Mutuimba802/
Mutumwey801/
Mutumwii801/
Moutoumba7521/
Mutumbi713,505/
Mutumbe711,817/
Mutonwa71302/
Mutumbo71235/
Motomwa719/
Motunwa715/
Mutonua714/
Mutunua711/
Mutunba711/
Mutomwe711/
Mutumby711/
Muthumbi67984/
Mutumboi675/
Muthumbo673/
Muthumbe671/
Mutimwey671/
Muttumbi671/
Moutoumbi6314/
Moutoumbe6311/
Moutoumbou5924/
Mutomuo571/
Motumvi571/

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Footnotes

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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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