Okutu Surname

106,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Okutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,9791:9,0701,231
Kenya5931:77,8757,241
Nigeria5651:313,52717,352
Uganda1051:371,80323,930
Tanzania931:569,26536,354
England291:1,921,31276,208
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533

Okutu (259) may also be a first name.

Okutu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okutu occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okutu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okutu is the 106,612th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,662,684 people. Okutu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okutu live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okutu is also the 553,262nd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 259 people.

This last name is most frequent in Ghana, where it is held by 2,979 people, or 1 in 9,070. Barring Ghana it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.

Okutu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

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Okuttu917/
Okutut916/
Ojkutu915/
Okutau913/
Okhutu911/
Okoutou8323/
Ekutu80887/
Akutu80780/
Okotu80620/
Ocutu8037/
Ukutu8028/
Okitu805/
Okutouyi771/
Gokoutou771/
Akutui73749/
Akhutu73361/
Gukutu73114/
Akuetu7327/
Hukutu7316/
Ekutui7314/
Acoutu739/
Okitui738/
Okootu737/
Akuutu736/
Utkutu732/
Okotuu732/
Okoetu732/
Ackutu731/
Askutu731/
Akuttu731/
Akuthu731/
Hokotu731/
Okittu731/
Okottu731/
Akkutu731/
Houkoutou711/
Akoutou67668/
Akuethu674/
Okootuu674/
Acoutou673/
Hakoutu671/

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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 Okutu
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