Mutungi Surname

40,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mutungi Surname Definition:

Mutungi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: barrel.

Mutungi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6,4521:7,157953
Uganda4,8041:8,1261,418
Tanzania1,2821:41,2964,717
DR Congo3081:239,86923,092
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England141:3,979,861125,553
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iceland21:190,0456,825
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France21:33,211,361423,184
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Mutungi (1,234) may also be a first name.

Mutungi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mutungi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: barrel.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mutungi Last Name Facts

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

Mutungi (Hindi: मुटुंगी, Oriya: ମୁତୁି) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutungi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 40,477th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 562,962 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mutungi reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mutungi is also the 225,156th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 1,234 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 6,452 people, or 1 in 7,157. In Kenya it is most common in: Makueni County, where 39 percent are found, Machakos County, where 22 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 14 percent are found. Other than Kenya Mutungi is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 37 percent are found and Tanzania, where 10 percent are found.

Mutungi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Mutungi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.15% less than the national average, earning $36,610 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muthungi9358/
Mutungui939/
Muttungi935/
Mutunggi931/
Mutungia931/
Mutuungi931/
Mutugi9223,774/
Mutuni92104/
M'Mutungi881/
Mutunga8647,592/
Mutunzi864,841/
Mutongi86812/
Mutunge86747/
Mutunyi8665/
Mutunhi8622/
Mutunsi8621/
Mutunji8620/
Mitungi8610/
Muthuni867/
Mustuni866/
Mutuuni863/
Mutugih862/
Mutumgi862/
Muttuni861/
Muutuni861/
Muthugi861/
Mutunci861/
Mutugai861/
Motungi861/
Mutuini861/
Moutoungui821/
Mutongoi801,321/
Muthunga80908/
Mutunshi80192/
Mutungye80185/
Mutungha8089/
Mutung'a8049/
Motungia8034/
Muthunzi8030/
Mutongie8021/
Moutouni8015/
Mutuunzi8013/
Mustunis8011/
Mutgouni804/
Muthumni802/
Muthunni802/
Mustunge801/
Mutaunga801/
Mutongia801/
Mutughid801/
Motaungi801/
Mutuinsi801/
Mutun'ga801/
Mutungea801/
Muttunga801/
Mutunnga801/
Mutunchi801/
Muthunsi801/
Mutong'i801/
Motunggi801/
Mutune776,911/
Mutuna773,040/
Mutuga77143/
Mutogi7712/
Motuni775/
Motugi772/
Mutuge771/
Moutounga759/
Mouthouni754/
Moutounis751/
Muthgouni751/
Mudthunga751/
Moutounge751/
Moutounji751/
Muttungha751/
Mutuungye751/
Mutonga717,944/
Motongi711,329/
Mutonge71149/
Mautoni71135/
Mutonzi7182/
Muthuna7145/
Mutunza7137/
Motunga7132/
Mutonhi7119/
Motunge7118/
Muhtoni7110/
Mutunhe7110/
Mutunje7110/
Muttuna719/
Mutugaa719/
Mutugha715/
Muththunga714/
Mutonei714/
Muthogi712/
Muthuga712/
Moutune712/
Mutugye712/
Motauni712/
Mothuni711/
Mutunna711/
Mutumci711/
Mouthounis711/
Meutune711/
Mutonih711/
Mutonii711/
Mutonni711/
Mutonui711/
Mutunsa711/
Mutuuga711/
Motunie711/
Motunzi711/
Mustune711/
Mustuny711/
Mutunze711/
Muthuge711/
Muitoni711/
Motuggi711/
Mauttoni6752/
Muthugha6744/
Mutoonyi6736/
Muthonga6722/
Mothunzi6718/
Moutonga6713/
Moutonzi6711/
Mothongi6710/
Mothunsi677/
Mutonnyi674/
Mutunjay673/
Mutonshi673/
Moutouna673/
Muthusny672/
Muthunny672/
Mutoonzi671/
Motungea671/
Moutonsi671/
Motaunga671/
Motaunge671/
Motunsie671/
Mutheuna671/
Muthhoni671/
Mutong'e671/

Mutungi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mutungi in the Hindi language
मुटुंगीmutungi-
Mutungi in the Oriya language
ମୁତୁିmutui75
ମୁଟୁmutu25

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