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

The surname Obuto is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Obuto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 993,593rd most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. The surname Obuto occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obuto reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 27 people.

The surname Obuto is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 375,472. In Tanzania Obuto is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 99 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Obuto exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 40 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

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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