Nyotu Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyotu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyotu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya921:501,95525,569
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Nyotu Last Name Facts

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

Nyotu is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyotu? popularity and diffusion

Nyotu is the 1,882,912th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname Nyotu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyotu reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 501,955. In Kenya Nyotu is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 61 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 10 percent are found and Muranga County, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Nyotu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nytu897/
Nyotout833/
Nyatu80162/
Njotu80120/
Noitu8088/
Naytu8021/
Nytus8011/
Nystu804/
Nyteu801/
Niotou7320/
Nyatui7315/
Nyatou7314/
Noitup7311/
Nyathu738/
Nyateu735/
Noithu735/
Nujotu733/
Nyatau732/
Njoteu731/
Nythus731/
Gnoteu731/
Nyhatu731/
Nytush730/
Nitu6740,896/
Netu67819/
Neostus6713/
Njouteu6710/
Niotout678/
Gnoutou677/
Ngnoteu673/
Gnotuue671/
Naiyatu671/
Njoutou671/
Ngoiteu671/
Noithup671/
Nyathau671/

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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 Nyotu
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