Owutu Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1331:1,331,90052,479
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Owutu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owutu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owutu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owutu is the 1,544,715th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owutu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Owutu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 1,331,900. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ondo, where 22 percent live, Abia, where 19 percent live and Rivers, where 14 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Owutu is found in one country. It is also common in Italy, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owhutu9133/
Ouwutu914/
Owoutou83406/
Obutu801,903/
Awutu80106/
Owotu8056/
Ovutu8035/
Owitu803/
Ewutu802/
Owhotu7379/
Gawutu734/
Hawutu731/
Owottu731/
Awutau731/
Awoutu731/
Awautu731/
Ovuttu731/
Aboutou671,473/
Evoutou6733/
Awoutou6721/
Avoutou6721/
Oboutou678/
Aboutui673/
Awouteu672/
Awoutuh671/
Ewoutou671/
Avouthu671/

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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 Owutu
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