Obuto Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Obuto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obuto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1411:375,47227,321
Uganda1031:379,02224,191
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Obuto (27) may also be a first name.

Obuto Last Name Facts

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

Obuto is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuto? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 993,593rd most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. The surname Obuto occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obuto are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name on earth, held by 27 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 375,472. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 99 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 40 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obutoi9121/
Gobuto9114/
Obouto912/
Obauto912/
Obutto911/
Obutho911/
Obustop8310/
Oboutou838/
Hobusto831/
Hobouto831/
Obuetoi831/
Abuto802,405/
Obuta80444/
Oboto80170/
Ubuto8029/
Ebuto802/
Ouboutou7737/
Hoboutou771/
Abusto7332/
Abutoh7328/
Obotto7324/
Obieto7316/
Habuto7310/
Awouto738/
Gobuta738/
Obooto737/
Ebouto737/
Gabuto737/
Ebutuo734/
Obouta734/
Abutto734/
Ebueto733/
Oybuta733/
Abutoa733/
Abauto733/
Ohwuto732/
Obotoh732/
Obutah731/
Abutoo731/
Abutho731/
Obodto731/
Obuita731/
Ovutho731/
Avouto731/
Abutos731/
Obhoto731/
Ovauto731/
Obutha731/
Ebutou731/
Gouboutou712/
Aboutou671,473/
Owoutou67406/
Gabutto67332/
Abustos6766/
Abutoot6737/
Obietoh6727/
Awoutou6721/
Avoutou6721/
Obhieto6718/
Habouto674/
Abuttoo671/
Abutouh671/
Abuitoo671/
Aboutuo671/
Ahbutod671/
Obottoo671/
Ouweuto671/
Obuetta671/
Habutou671/

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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 Obuto
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