Muturu Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muturu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muturu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya501:923,59833,552
India481:15,980,529256,885
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080

Muturu (453) may also be a first name.

Muturu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muturu (Hindi: मुटुरु, Marathi: मुटुरु, Oriya: ମୁଟୁରୁ) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muturu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,338,236th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Muturu are found; 34 percent are found in East Africa and 31 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 401,726th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 453 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 923,598. In Kenya Muturu is most numerous in: Muranga County, where 74 percent reside, Kirinyaga County, where 8 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 8 percent reside. Other than Kenya Muturu occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent reside and Nigeria, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muthuru92308/
Musturu92279/
Mutturu92152/
Mutauru925/
Muturus924/
Mutuuru921/
Mudturu921/
Mutguru921/
Mushturu86136/
Musthuru8612/
Mutthuru864/
Mustturu864/
Meutturu861/
Muthuiru861/
Moturu832,782/
Mutiru8380/
Mutoru8350/
Mituru834/
Moutourou8013/
Mushthuru8011/
Muthiru77213/
Midturu7747/
Motturu7721/
Mothuru7713/
Motuuru775/
Mooturu775/
Mithuru775/
Mitturu775/
M'Ituru771/
Motouru771/
Muttiru771/
Muturoo771/
Mutooru771/
Muchtaurus7514/
M'Muthuiru751/
Midthuru7141/
Mithouru711/
Muttooru711/
Midtturu711/
Motoru677/
Mitiru671/
Mithiru6241/
Mottoru621/

Muturu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muturu in the Marathi language
मुटुरुmuturu-
Muturu in the Oriya language
ମୁଟୁରୁmuturu82.65
ମୁତୁରୁmuturu10.2
ମୁଟୂରୁmuturu3.06
ମୁଟୂରୂmuturu1.02
ମୂଟୁରୂmuturu1.02
ମୂଟୁରୁmuturu1.02
ମୁ଼ଟୁରୁmuturu1.02
Muturu in the Hindi language
मुटुरुmuturu46.75
मुटुरूmuturu46.75
मुटूरूmuturu3.9
मुटरूmutaru1.3
मुटूरुmuturu1.3

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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 Muturu
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