Mutwa Surname

244,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mutwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mutwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7561:61,0855,965
DR Congo3561:207,52720,581
South Africa3041:178,21619,593
Namibia1421:16,9683,023
Zambia351:452,85521,237
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mutwa (555) may also be a first name.

Mutwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mutwa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutwa? popularity and diffusion

Mutwa is the 244,062nd most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,462,674 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutwa are found; 48 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mutwa is also the 357,157th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 555 people.

Mutwa is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 756 people, or 1 in 61,085. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kitui County, where 72 percent live, Machakos County, where 14 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 5 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and South Africa, where 19 percent live.

Mutwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mutwa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mutwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.53% less than the national average, earning R 81,912 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muthwa912,498/
Moutwa91110/
Mutwat9147/
Muitwa9134/
Mutwad918/
Mutwaa918/
Muetwa915/
Mautwa914/
Mustwa912/
Mutwai912/
Mujtwa911/
Mhutwa911/
Mutw'a911/
Mutwaha83110/
Mutwaya838/
Mutwaja831/
Mutwach831/
Mutua80153,275/
Mutwe80901/
Motwa80139/
Mitwa8096/
Mudwa8040/
Mutwi809/
Mutwo808/
Muthwaha7775/
Mothwa732,163/
Muthua731,509/
Mutwii73919/
Mudway73198/
Mutwet73166/
Moutua7341/
Motwai7318/
Motway7312/
Mmutwe739/
Mudhwa738/
Muudwa737/
Moutwe736/
Mootwa735/
Mutwot734/
Motwea734/
Muthwe732/
Muddwa732/
Mithwa731/
Mmotwa731/
Muttwe731/
Mustua731/
Mmitwa731/
Mutuas731/
Mudwaa731/
Mautwe731/
Mhutwe731/
Muthwi731/
Moetwa731/
Mmutua731/
Mitway730/
Muthwii67471/
Mutuayi6796/
Muithua674/
Mautuah674/
Mutwish672/
Mothwwa671/
Mutuaha671/
Mudwaya671/
Mothwai671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Mutwa
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