Awtu Surname

444,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Awtu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awtu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7631:69,3867,318
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Awtu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awtu is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awtu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 444,536th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,488,992 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awtu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Awtu is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 763 people, or 1 in 69,386. In Tanzania Awtu is most frequent in: Manyara Region, where 90 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 10 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aawtu894/
Awtou891/
Awtuch80141/
Abtu7564/
Avtu7535/
Aftu7515/
Ewtu751/
Owtu751/
Aywetui731/
Habtu6721,427/
Haftu6711,812/
Aftuh6718/
Ewtuj6712/
Avtau678/
Aivtu677/
Abtou673/
Gavtu673/
Gaftu673/
Aftau672/
Abdtu671/
Abtui671/
Avtuh671/
Avtuu671/
Avthu671/
Ahftu671/
Avhtu671/
Aftouh6014/
Habtou605/
Haftau604/
Haphtu601/
Avtuha601/
Abtouh601/
Afthou601/
Habtui601/
Hasftu601/
Hasvtu601/
Gouwtou552/
Aftouhy551/
Afteuch551/
Eftu501,611/
Avtuhova509/
Ovtu501/

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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 Awtu
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