Oturu Surname

246,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oturu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oturu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6861:258,22614,856
Uganda5681:68,7317,685
India3351:2,289,74775,193
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Oturu (167) may also be a first name.

Oturu Last Name Facts

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

Oturu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oturu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 246,275th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,512,412 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Oturu live; 42 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oturu is also the 708,111th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 167 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 686 people, or 1 in 258,226. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 25 percent are found, Edo, where 12 percent are found and Lagos, where 12 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 35 percent are found and India, where 21 percent are found.

Oturu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oturu surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Oturu earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.41% less than the national average, earning $42,110 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goturu91904/
Otturu91362/
Othuru91300/
Hoturu9176/
Otuuru9160/
Otutru9157/
Ooturu914/
Gotturu8397/
Hothuru8362/
Gooturu8321/
Othuuru8311/
Gouturu839/
Otthuru839/
Hotturu836/
Oothuru834/
Ottuuru833/
Gotouru833/
Otourou833/
Outturu831/
Osturus831/
Outurau831/
Eturu801,710/
Aturu801,526/
Uturu80316/
Otoru80245/
Otiru8030/
Goutturu771/
Gaturu73891/
Guturu73775/
Atturu73367/
Hotoru73363/
Athuru73171/
Aturut73122/
Asturu7338/
Uthuru7334/
Utturu7329/
Eeturu7317/
Aeturu7311/
Utauru7311/
Ethuru7310/
Etturu739/
Otooru739/
Atueru739/
Atauru735/
Othoru734/
Oturoo734/
Aaturu733/
Utuuru733/
Auturu733/
Atuuru732/
Utguru732/
Othiru732/
Aturus732/
Eturru731/
Azturu731/
Atuhru731/
Atouru731/
Gathuru671,829/
Gutturu67200/
Hutauru6739/
Atthuru6731/
Atourou6714/
Guthuru6713/
Atahuru6710/
Hatturu675/
Othooru674/
Etourou673/
Authuru673/
Eethuru673/
Guuturu673/
Utthuru672/
Hathuru672/
Hasturu671/
Gudturu671/
Othuroo671/
Atauruu671/
Hutturu671/
Atuerou671/
Gadturu671/
Gutuuru671/
Aatauru671/
Aathuru671/
Aatuuru671/
Attuuru671/
Aturaut671/
Uddturu671/
Uthhuru671/
Outourrout671/
Hothiru671/

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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 Oturu
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