Nuthu Surname

362,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nuthu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuthu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8701:53,0805,332
India1201:6,392,212146,413
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Nuthu (288) may also be a first name.

Nuthu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nuthu (Marathi: नुथू, Oriya: ନୁଠୁ) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nuthu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuthu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nuthu is the 362,542nd most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,309,474 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Nuthu live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nuthu is also the 520,883rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 288 people.

Nuthu is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 870 people, or 1 in 53,080. In Kenya Nuthu is most frequent in: Muranga County, where 34 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 28 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Nuthu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nuthu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nuthu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguthu911,271/
Nutthu915/
Nutheu911/
Nutu893,356/
Noutheu8314/
Nouthou832/
Nhuthuy832/
Nauthou831/
Ngutu801,446/
Nautu80218/
Nithu80196/
Nhutu80175/
Nuttu8062/
Nutup8032/
Nothu8011/
Nutuh808/
Nutus806/
Nutau804/
Nuitu803/
Gnutu803/
Nutud802/
Nutui802/
Nutou802/
Nustu801/
Ngouthui7719/
Ngouthou771/
Nuthoo73256/
Nuttui7354/
Nouteu7342/
Nautou7331/
Nguttu7322/
Nutaut7318/
Nautus7313/
Nitheu7312/
Noutou735/
Nithau732/
Nithuh731/
Neutou731/
Ngutuy731/
Nnoutu731/
Nithou731/
Nauthoo67365/
Ngoutou67269/
Ngouteu6724/
Neutuch6716/
Gnoutou677/
Neutout675/
Nouttou672/
Neustus672/
Neustup672/
Ngutouh671/
Ngautou671/

Nuthu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuthu in the Oriya language
ନୁଠୁnuthu73.91
ନୁଥୁnuthu13.04
ନୁଠୂnuthu8.7
ନୂଠୁnuthu4.35
Nuthu in the Marathi language
नुथूnuthu40
नुथुnuthu40
थूthu20

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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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  • 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 Nuthu
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