Motutu Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Motutu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 130 | 1:159,762 | 17,345 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Motutu (16) may also be a first name.
Motutu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motutu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Motutu is found most in Cameroon. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Motutu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,290,735th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Motutu live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Motutu is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 16 people.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 159,762. In Cameroon Motutu is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 98 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 1 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matutu | 83 | 11,333 | / |
| Mututu | 83 | 2,332 | / |
| Metutu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Motitu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Matuetu | 77 | 82 | / |
| Matautu | 77 | 74 | / |
| Matuthu | 77 | 63 | / |
| Matutud | 77 | 19 | / |
| Mathutu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mututau | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mututhu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Matutuh | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mastutu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mattutu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Matutuu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Matuttu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muthutu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maatutu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matutau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mathuthu | 71 | 3,490 | / |
| Matautau | 71 | 36 | / |
| Matoutou | 71 | 32 | / |
| Mattuttu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muthoottu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Matotu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mutotu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mathuthuu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moutoutou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mouttotou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matothu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Madtotu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Muthotu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mutuutu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Muthuthu | 57 | 31 | / |
| Mothothu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Motoetoe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mahatotu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Matitu | 50 | 1,608 | / |
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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
- 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 Motutu
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