Omutu Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Omutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1171:333,66922,303
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Omutu (13) may also be a first name.

Omutu Last Name Facts

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

Omutu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omutu? popularity and diffusion

Omutu is the 1,276,805th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name Omutu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omutu live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 13 people.

The last name Omutu is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 333,669. In Uganda it is most common in: Pallisa District, where 26 percent live, Mbale District, where 14 percent live and Amuria District, where 12 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 34 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omuutu9124/
Omutuj9110/
Oumutu918/
Omuttu912/
Omuetu912/
Omoutou837/
Amutu80224/
Omotu80124/
Umutu80117/
Emutu8062/
Omitu807/
Oumoutou772/
Amutau7320/
Gamutu7318/
Umhutu7316/
Amuthu7310/
Emoutu737/
Amutuj737/
Emuttu736/
Hamutu736/
Gumutu735/
Emmutu731/
Omotui731/
Umuthu731/
Emuthu731/
Amuutu731/
Amuttu731/
Amautu731/
Houmoutou711/
Amutuhe6781/
Hamhutu6751/
Amoutou6726/
Amutuha673/
Hamuthu672/
Omoettu671/
Amouteu671/
Hemautu671/
Amouthu671/

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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 Omutu
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