Orutu Surname
Approximately 425 people bear this surname
Orutu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 416 | 1:425,824 | 22,047 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Orutu (39) may also be a first name.
Orutu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orutu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orutu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orutu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 694,796th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Orutu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 39 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 416 people, or 1 in 425,824. In Nigeria Orutu is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 67 percent live, Bayelsa, where 25 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Besides Nigeria Orutu exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orhutu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Oruetu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oruçtut | 83 | 13 | / |
| Goruttu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Arutu | 80 | 237 | / |
| Erutu | 80 | 209 | / |
| Oritu | 80 | 61 | / |
| Orotu | 80 | 49 | / |
| Urutu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Urustu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gurutu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hurutu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Harutu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aroutu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eruthu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Arutus | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aruttu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Arautu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Arustu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aurutu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horotu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arrutu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garutu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eroutu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arutuha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guruthu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Areutou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Orutu
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