Omuto Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Omuto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omuto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3531:130,82110,771
Papua New Guinea881:92,65612,367
Uganda771:507,00428,868
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Omuto (254) may also be a first name.

Omuto Last Name Facts

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

Omuto is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Omuto.

How Common Is The Last Name Omuto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Omuto is the 599,225th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,041,514 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Omuto reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 559,024th most numerous given name at a global level, held by 254 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 130,821. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 48 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 22 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Omuto exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and Uganda, where 15 percent reside.

Omuto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Omuto last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omutoj91454/
Omutos91121/
Omutto9123/
Omutho919/
Omutoi913/
Omuito911/
Omoutou837/
Omoto8021,569/
Omuta801,323/
Omito801,256/
Amuto80495/
Emuto8055/
Umuto801/
Oumoutou772/
Amutos731,402/
Uomoto73778/
Omotoy73535/
Hemuto73453/
Omitto73141/
Ohmoto73100/
Homoto7394/
Omodto7377/
Omotto7355/
Homuta7351/
Oumoto7348/
Amouto7333/
Omueta7321/
Umutoy7319/
Omeuta7314/
Omotoa7312/
Omutah7310/
Hamuto7310/
Gamuto7310/
Oomoto734/
Amutto734/
Omutta733/
Gomuta733/
Amutoy732/
Amauto732/
Omouta731/
Omotoi731/
Emuito731/
Amutoh731/
Amutuo731/
Umutoa731/
Omieto731/
Homito731/
Houmoutou711/
Amuthoi67311/
Gammuto67245/
Amoutou6726/
Omuetha6718/
Gomouta6712/
Hommoto672/
Omutach671/
Omutaha671/
Amoutoh671/
Amoutho671/
Oumouta671/
Omotooy671/
Homitto671/

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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 Omuto
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