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

Awtu is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Awtu.

How Common Is The Last Name Awtu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 444,536th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,488,992 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awtu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Awtu is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 763 people, or 1 in 69,386. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Manyara Region, where 90 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 10 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 0 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

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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