Obutu Surname
Approximately 1,903 people bear this surname
Obutu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,038 | 1:44,489 | 4,608 |
| Nigeria | 765 | 1:231,559 | 13,540 |
| Uganda | 91 | 1:429,003 | 26,108 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Obutu (265) may also be a first name.
Obutu Demographics
Obutu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obutu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obutu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obutu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obutu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 215,799th most frequently used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,829,504 people. The last name Obutu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obutu reside; 59 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 546,451st most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 265 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1,038 people, or 1 in 44,489. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 56 percent live, Nyamira County, where 22 percent live and Nairobi County, where 10 percent live. Outside of Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 40 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
Obutu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
Obutu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oboutou | 83 | 8 | / |
| Abutu | 80 | 9,429 | / |
| Ebutu | 80 | 477 | / |
| Obotu | 80 | 234 | / |
| Owutu | 80 | 134 | / |
| Ovutu | 80 | 35 | / |
| Ubutu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ouboutou | 77 | 37 | / |
| Hoboutou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abustu | 73 | 244 | / |
| Gabutu | 73 | 90 | / |
| Abautu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Owhutu | 73 | 33 | / |
| Habutu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Abutuh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ouwutu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Abuttu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obietu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gubutu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hebutu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ovuttu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abuetu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awoutu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebuutu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebutou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eboutu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abutut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouboutou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aboutou | 67 | 1,473 | / |
| Owoutou | 67 | 406 | / |
| Avoutou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Awoutou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gabuitu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Abahutu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aboutui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awouteu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avouthu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuttuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabuutu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abutouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habutou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoutuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abutuha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obutu
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