Motutu Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Motutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1301:159,76217,345
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

The last name Motutu is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Motutu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motutu? popularity and diffusion

Motutu is the 1,290,735th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Motutu reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Motutu is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 159,762. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 98 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 1 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Cameroon it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matutu8311,333/
Mututu832,332/
Metutu831/
Motitu831/
Matuetu7782/
Matautu7774/
Matuthu7763/
Matutud7719/
Mathutu7714/
Mututau7712/
Mututhu7710/
Matutuh778/
Mastutu777/
Mattutu777/
Matutuu775/
Matuttu772/
Muthutu772/
Maatutu771/
Matutau771/
Mathuthu713,490/
Matautau7136/
Matoutou7132/
Mattuttu711/
Muthoottu6727/
Matotu675/
Mutotu674/
Mathuthuu672/
Moutoutou672/
Mouttotou671/
Matothu623/
Madtotu621/
Muthotu621/
Mutuutu621/
Muthuthu5731/
Mothothu572/
Motoetoe571/
Mahatotu571/
Matitu501,608/

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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
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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 Motutu
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