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/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Muturu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muturu? popularity and diffusion

Muturu is the 1,338,236th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 common first name throughout the world, held by 453 people.

The last name Muturu is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 923,598. In Kenya Muturu is most prevalent in: Muranga County, where 74 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 8 percent live and Nakuru County, where 8 percent live. Beside Kenya it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent live and Nigeria, where 21 percent live.

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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muturu
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