Hutu Surname

95,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Romania

Hutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9481:90,9366,316
DR Congo1,2041:61,3627,301
Romania1,0871:18,4712,396
Indonesia1721:768,89158,769
South Africa1581:342,89731,680
Moldova1161:30,7014,905
India1141:6,728,644151,199
Zimbabwe701:220,54624,781
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
England101:5,571,806158,774
France81:8,302,840321,660
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Finland81:687,08836,047
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Hutu (268) may also be a first name.

Hutu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hutu (Hindi: हुतू, Marathi: हूतू, Oriya: ହୁଟୁ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hutu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 95,391st most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,460,723 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Hutu are found; 39 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hutu is also the 543,171st most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 268 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,948 people, or 1 in 90,936. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Taraba, where 97 percent live, Plateau, where 1 percent live and Kwara, where 0 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Hutu occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Romania, where 22 percent live.

Hutu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Hutu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.42% less than the national average, earning R 134,460 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huttu89600/
Khutu89205/
Chutu89152/
Ahutu89147/
Hautu8957/
Huitu8952/
Hutup8945/
Hustu8935/
Huthu8931/
Hutau8913/
Houtu8913/
Hutui898/
Heutu894/
Hutou891/
Ohutu891/
Huutu891/
Utu862,244/
Hautau80382/
Hustus80266/
Khuthu80150/
Houtou80143/
Chuttu80129/
Hautus80110/
Khautu8088/
Heuteu8051/
Huthut8044/
Chutup8030/
Houttu8025/
Chuthu8024/
Choutu8019/
Chautu8016/
Chhutu807/
Chuutu805/
Huttus805/
Huitui802/
Hohutu802/
Jhautu801/
Hustud801/
Huttuy801/
Hutaud801/
Hutaus801/
Chuhtu801/
Huutuh801/
Chutau800/
Gutu7531,492/
Utui755,616/
Utuy751,356/
Utuş751,280/
Hitu75867/
Uçtu75788/
Jutu75745/
Utou75583/
Utuh75504/
Autu75462/
Utus75418/
Hotu75292/
Uttu75266/
Utau75177/
Șutu75138/
Eutu75135/
Utut75124/
Outu7569/
Uteu7564/
Utgu7539/
Ustu7528/
Utuu7528/
Utup7518/
Uitu7510/
Uutu755/
Utuz755/
Uztu755/
Utud754/
Udtu754/
Uytu752/
Utux752/
Utuj751/
Chuutou73133/
Choutou73101/
Chutaux7365/
Cheutou7352/
Chhuttu7349/
Cheuteu7347/
Chhutup7334/
Houtaud7327/
Chuitou7320/
Huttaux7317/
Houstou7313/
Huththu7311/
Chutaut737/
Housteu735/
Khutthu734/
Hautoux734/
Houttou732/
Chhutut731/
Houthou731/
Chuttuu731/
Chautau731/
Khoutou731/
Chautou731/
Chhuthu731/
Chutaud731/
Huthaus730/
Choutau730/
Hustuss730/
Hustaud730/
Juttu673,797/
Outou671,338/
Chotu671,087/
Hittu67627/
Guttu67585/
Uuttu67351/
Șuteu67258/
Gutui67249/
Utouh67237/
Autut6763/
Joutu6761/
Goutu6761/
Chuithup6756/
Autus6752/
Jautu6749/
Jutau6737/
Uttuh6731/
Utush6730/
Uitus6723/
Gautu6722/
Ustus6721/
Autau6717/
Gutau6714/
Houthout6711/
Guutu6710/
Uteup679/
Uthau675/
Hituh675/
Uttau674/
Hoetu674/
Udtuy674/
Uthut674/
Utuhy673/
Austu673/
Hutoň673/
Autou673/
Utuut672/
Uztuğ672/
Gutuu672/
Hotui672/
Chhustup671/
Chautheu671/
Hotuj671/
Auteu671/
Auttu671/
Uddtu671/
Udttu671/
Utaup671/
Uthou671/
Uttou671/
Uttup671/
Ustau671/
Utout671/
Autui671/
Jutou671/
Housstou671/
Ustup671/
Uttui671/
Gutgu671/
Gutou671/
Cheutuch671/
Utaus671/
Autud671/
Ihtuy671/
Chauttau670/

Hutu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hutu in the Hindi language
हुतूhutu-
Hutu in the Marathi language
हूतूhutu-
Hutu in the Oriya language
ହୁଟୁhutu75
ହୁତୁhutu25

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Hutu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis