Ootu Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

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

Ootu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ootu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
India81:95,883,173728,828
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Ootu (12) may also be a first name.

Ootu Last Name Facts

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

Ootu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ootu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ootu is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. Ootu occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Ootu live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held forename globally It is held by 12 people.

The surname Ootu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 44 percent are found, Benue, where 28 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Ootu is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gootu892/
Oothu891/
Otu8668,540/
Otuu752,544/
Ottu751,696/
Otou751,089/
Gotu75947/
Otuh75607/
Otau75443/
Hotu75292/
Oteu75235/
Otus75215/
Otui75148/
Otud75101/
Otut7570/
Outu7569/
Otuz7568/
Ostu7549/
Otuç7512/
Othu7512/
Oitu7510/
Otup756/
Otuy751/
Ohtu751/
Odtu751/
Oetu751/
Otuj751/
Oytu751/
Oothout7326/
Ootoudt731/
Ottou675,883/
Outou671,338/
Gotau67904/
Gottu67488/
Oosthuis67280/
Oothoudt67204/
Gotou67168/
Ottuh67111/
Othus6787/
Oosthout6772/
Othou6765/
Goutu6761/
Gothu6749/
Otahu6740/
Hotus6739/
Hotou6725/
Oztuz6725/
Oztut6724/
Oztup6721/
Goteu6718/
Hotau6716/
Goitu6715/
Houtu6713/
Oosthuys6713/
Outhu6711/
Ostau678/
Otuha678/
Otush677/
Otouh677/
Oitui676/
Ottus676/
Hoetu674/
Godtu674/
Otuuh674/
Ottau673/
Ostup672/
Otuis672/
Otuch672/
Otttu672/
Hotui672/
Otuhe672/
Otuui672/
Uotau671/
Otohu671/
Ottuu671/
Oteuh671/
Othui671/
Oetuy671/
Ohutu671/
Oitus671/
Hothu671/
Oitut671/
Otgou671/
Othud671/
Otoud671/
Oetuu671/
Hotuj671/
Oothoudd671/
Ootoo671/
Hoothaus670/
Oothaudt670/

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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 Ootu
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