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 occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Omutu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omutu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omutu is the 1,276,805th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omutu are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name Omutu is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 333,669. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Pallisa District, where 26 percent are found, Mbale District, where 14 percent are found and Amuria District, where 12 percent are found. Besides Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 34 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

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
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  • 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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