Futa Surname

52,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Futa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Futa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola6,5071:4,148601
DR Congo9711:76,0868,832
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
South Africa3231:167,73318,699
Poland3221:118,04017,629
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Indonesia1751:755,71057,892
Tanzania961:551,47535,149
Ukraine881:517,30358,849
Solomon Islands811:7,1611,112
Japan431:2,973,12332,937
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
England61:9,286,343223,652
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Futa (1,542) may also be a first name.

Futa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Futa (Bengali: ফুটা, Hindi: फूटा, Oriya: ଫୁଟ, Russian: Фута) has its highest incidence in Angola. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Futa.

How Common Is The Last Name Futa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Futa is the 52,467th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 747,287 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Futa live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 197,454th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 1,542 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Angola, where it is held by 6,507 people, or 1 in 4,148. Besides Angola this last name exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Ghana, where 9 percent reside.

Futa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Futa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Futa last name increased 21,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Futa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Futa last name are 37.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Futa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.63% less than the national average, earning R 124,440 per year; in United States they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning $40,498 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.12% less than the national average, earning $49,126 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fouta89784/
Futač89303/
Futha89251/
Fusta89230/
Futai89224/
Fueta89158/
Fuita89148/
Futad8986/
Fauta8955/
Futta8931/
Futas8921/
Futać8913/
Feuta8912/
Futah8910/
Futea897/
Fujta895/
Futaš894/
Fuuta893/
Futaj892/
Futay891/
Pfuta891/
Futat891/
Fausta80418/
Foutah80143/
Feutat8091/
Futuoa8081/
Foutas8052/
Fushta8040/
Futaha8020/
Foutat8017/
Futhaa8016/
Fautas8015/
Foutta8014/
Futach8012/
Futasz8011/
Fujtas807/
Futaah804/
Fousta803/
Foutha802/
Fuijta801/
Futaya801/
Fuitas801/
Futais801/
Futtah800/
Futhay800/
Futi7514,498/
Fita7511,675/
Fute755,276/
Fota755,015/
Futó751,958/
Vuta751,791/
Futo751,768/
Futy7513/
Futé754/
Futj751/
Fouteau7397/
Foustad7318/
Faustas736/
Fautaux731/
Fauteau731/
Foutaih731/
Faustad730/
Fuistad730/
Pfuti6712,384/
Fouty672,868/
Fuste672,682/
Fouti671,446/
Fotea671,433/
Fusto671,125/
Vutha67673/
Foute67661/
Fitah67632/
Pfute67592/
Fotta67569/
Phuta67534/
Fouto67520/
Futho67514/
Futoi67502/
Fitta67500/
Vueta67241/
Futer67236/
Vauta67225/
Futty67197/
Fuite67183/
Futui67155/
Fusti67145/
Futoo67142/
Futey67129/
Fusté67128/
Futej67126/
Feuti67118/
Futei6789/
Vudta6783/
Futti6781/
Fueto6777/
Feuto6773/
Fhuti6768/
Foľta6763/
Fotay6761/
Futás6759/
Futie6757/
Vutta6753/
Fauti6745/
Fuiti6744/
Fauto6738/
Fotau6735/
Fitha6731/
Fauteaux6730/
Faute6730/
Fujto6729/
Pfuto6726/
Fitau6723/
Fauty6721/
Fieta6720/
Vuita6719/
Futou6719/
Futte6718/
Futeu6717/
Futeh6715/
Futet6713/
Futhe6712/
Fuuti6711/
Fitai6710/
Futyi6710/
Futto677/
Futip677/
Fitea676/
Fotha676/
Fhota676/
Vutai675/
Futos675/
Futep675/
Fuuto674/
Vujta674/
Futejova674/
Futes673/
Futoh673/
Futot673/
Futih673/
Feute672/
Futis672/
Foota672/
Fujtó672/
Fustè672/
Futhi672/
Futáš672/
Fouté672/
Fuito671/
Fuity671/
Fujti671/
Futiz671/
Futyy671/
Vutau671/
Fitay671/
Pfita671/
Futee671/
Futoy671/
Foeta671/
Fotai671/
Fotoa671/
Fousstas671/
Feuty671/
Fhutj671/
Futuo671/
Fuhte670/
Futhy670/
Futge670/
Faustaus670/

Futa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Futa in the Bengali language
ফুটাphuta-
Futa in the Oriya language
ଫୁଟphuta-
Futa in the Hindi language
फूटाphuta40
फूताphuta33.33
फुटाphuta13.33
फुताphuta13.33
Futa in the Russian language
Футаfuta-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Futa
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