Mutupa Surname

162,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mutupa Surname Definition:

Mutupa is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: lion.

Mutupa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,2361:7,089847
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutupha922/
Mutupay921/
Mutuupa921/
Mustupa921/
Mutupai921/
Mustupha86176/
Moutoupa8639/
Mustaupa8618/
Muthuppa866/
Muthupha863/
Musthupa861/
Motupa831,179/
Mutupo83403/
Mutupe83332/
Mutipa83103/
Mutupi8333/
Mitupa8311/
Moutoupas8071/
Mushtupha801/
Musthupha801/
Mustuphat801/
Muthupo77132/
Muthipa77108/
Mothupa7771/
Motoupa7713/
Muthupi7711/
Mutipah776/
Mutipfa771/
Muthuphi7128/
Mutiphai718/
Muthupho712/
Mustaupi711/
Muthuphei67112/
Mitipa6794/
Motupe6729/
Mutipo6710/
Motupi678/
Mustauphy678/
Motupo673/
Muttiphai671/
Moodthupa671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mutupa
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