Mutupa Surname
Approximately 2,669 people bear this surname
Mutupa Surname Definition:
Mutupa is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: lion.
Mutupa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2,236 | 1:7,089 | 847 |
| DR Congo | 328 | 1:225,243 | 21,937 |
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mutupa (102) may also be a first name.
Mutupa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mutupa is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: lion.
Mutupa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mutupa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mutupa occurs most in Zambia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mutupa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 162,852nd most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,730,441 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mutupa live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mutupa is also the 935,178th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 102 people.
Mutupa is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 2,236 people, or 1 in 7,089. In Zambia Mutupa is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 26 percent reside, Muchinga Province, where 24 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent reside. Besides Zambia it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutupha | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mutupay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mutuupa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mustupa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mutupai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mustupha | 86 | 176 | / |
| Moutoupa | 86 | 39 | / |
| Mustaupa | 86 | 18 | / |
| Muthuppa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Muthupha | 86 | 3 | / |
| Musthupa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Motupa | 83 | 1,179 | / |
| Mutupo | 83 | 403 | / |
| Mutupe | 83 | 332 | / |
| Mutipa | 83 | 103 | / |
| Mutupi | 83 | 33 | / |
| Mitupa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Moutoupas | 80 | 71 | / |
| Mushtupha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Musthupha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mustuphat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muthupo | 77 | 132 | / |
| Muthipa | 77 | 108 | / |
| Mothupa | 77 | 71 | / |
| Motoupa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Muthupi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mutipah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mutipfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muthuphi | 71 | 28 | / |
| Mutiphai | 71 | 8 | / |
| Muthupho | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mustaupi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muthuphei | 67 | 112 | / |
| Mitipa | 67 | 94 | / |
| Motupe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Mutipo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Motupi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mustauphy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Motupo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muttiphai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moodthupa | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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