Kutu Surname

55,649th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,4221:15,8321,999
DR Congo1,5261:48,4145,862
Ghana1,1781:22,9382,795
Turkey7601:102,3978,878
Nepal5461:52,1631,537
Indonesia4681:282,58425,396
Nigeria4191:422,77521,904
Liberia2691:16,3891,702
Papua New Guinea1661:49,1196,132
Lesotho961:21,1724,383
India871:8,816,843179,063
Kenya751:615,73228,396
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
England91:6,190,895170,599
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

The alternate forms: Kutú (1) are calculated separately.

Kutu (3,263) may also be a first name.

Kutu Last Name Facts

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

Kutu (Bengali: কুটু, Hindi: कुटू, Marathi: कुटु, Oriya: କୁଟୁ, Russian: Куту, Tibetan: ཀུ་ཏུ།) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also occur as: Kutú. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kutu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kutu is the 55,649th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 798,810 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Kutu reside; 39 percent reside in Southern Africa and 39 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 125,357th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 3,263 people.

The last name Kutu is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,422 people, or 1 in 15,832. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 38 percent live, Limpopo, where 18 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 16 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Ghana, where 13 percent live.

Kutu Last Name Statistics demography

Kutu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.83% less than the national average, earning R 150,108 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kutú921/
Kautu891,299/
Kuttu89852/
Kuytu89745/
Kuitu89318/
Kuetu89297/
Khutu89205/
Kuthu89151/
Kutau8994/
Kutuh8960/
Koutu8928/
Kutuś8923/
Kutou8916/
Kutgu899/
Kutuy899/
Kutui898/
Kuutu896/
Keutu892/
Kutuj891/
Kudtu891/
Kuteu891/
Kuhtu891/
Kutuu891/
Koutou808,784/
Kahutu80465/
Kutouh80357/
Kutout80290/
Khuthu80150/
Kauttu80116/
Khautu8088/
Kouteu8037/
Kuttuh8020/
Kuitou8011/
Kouttu8011/
Kuittu809/
Kuttuy805/
Kouthu804/
Kudthu803/
Kustou803/
Keuteu803/
Kueteu803/
Keutou802/
Kuiteu802/
Kautau802/
Qukutu802/
Kuthuj801/
Kuuthu801/
Kutohu801/
Kuteue801/
Kuthou801/
Kutteu801/
Kutusz801/
Koutuh801/
Kuttau801/
Koutup801/
Kotu753,843/
Kitu752,824/
Cutu75190/
Kahuthu731,222/
Kustusz73330/
Kautush7349/
Kouttou7331/
Kustush7322/
Kutheus7319/
Kustuch7311/
Khutthu734/
Kutusch734/
Kutthus734/
Kutoush734/
Koutoup733/
Khuttus733/
Kausthu732/
Koutouh732/
Kauthau731/
Keuthou731/
Khoutou731/
Kuthuss731/
Kutteus731/
Kuttuth731/
Koudtou731/
Kouteue731/
Kuethui731/
Qukuthu731/
Coutu677,489/
Kitui675,887/
Kottu675,130/
Kituu671,285/
Kittu67962/
Kustusch67137/
Kootu6788/
Kietu6783/
Cutus6782/
Kutoo6773/
Kituh6755/
Cutui6749/
Kotui6739/
Khotu6723/
Cuthu6722/
Gkitu6714/
Quitu6713/
Cautu6710/
Khitu679/
Cuttu674/
Cutuj674/
Qhutu674/
Kodtu673/
Kutoe673/
Cutup672/
Khoutout672/
Kituy672/
Kaushtuy671/
Keuthhou671/
Kihtu671/
Cutuh671/
Kutusowa671/
Kutuzowa671/
Kouchtou671/
Cutut671/
Cutuș671/
Gcutu671/
Cuteu670/
Keuthaus670/

Kutu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kutu in the Bengali language
কুটুkutu91.89
কুতুkutu5.41
কুটুরানীkuturani2.7
Kutu in the Marathi language
कुटुkutu68.97
कुटूkutu13.79
कुतुkutu10.34
कूटूkutu3.45
कुतूkutu3.45
Kutu in the Oriya language
କୁଟୁkutu67.42
କୁତୁkutu26.97
କୁଟୂkutu4.49
କୂଟୂkutu1.12
Kutu in the Hindi language
कुटूkutu57.97
कुटुkutu18.84
कूटूkutu11.59
कुतुkutu7.25
कुतूkutu1.45
कुट्टूkuttu1.45
कूतूkutu1.45
Kutu in the Tibetan language
ཀུ་ཏུ།kutu50
ཀུ་ཏུ་མོ།kutumo50
Kutu in the Russian language
Кутуkutu-

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