Family name Muten (Mute 
, Muten 
, موكان 
) , in the world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Muten is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Kenya, where it is quite a rare surname, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in India, Kenya, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, Muten is the forename as well as the last name.