Phutu Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Phutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
South Africa741:732,13151,520
India101:76,706,538639,611
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Phutu (330) may also be a first name.

Phutu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phutu (Hindi: फुतु, Oriya: ଫୁଟୁ, Tibetan: ཕུར་སྤྲུགས།) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phutu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 825,152nd most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. Phutu occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Phutu are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 482,193rd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 330 people.

The last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 300,323. Outside of The DR Congo this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Phutu Last Name Statistics demography

Phutu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.26% less than the national average, earning R 56,412 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phuthu91170/
Phuttu9117/
Phutup911/
Phutuh911/
Putu8910,697/
Phutgou8321/
Phuthut831/
Puttu801,191/
Pautu80702/
Putus80276/
Pustu80157/
Phitu80143/
Poutu80141/
Putut80109/
Putui8067/
Putuh8059/
Putau8025/
Pfutu8021/
Puutu8016/
Putou8015/
Photu8014/
Putuy8012/
Putup8011/
Puytu808/
Puitu804/
Pudtu803/
Peutu802/
Putuu802/
Putux801/
Phaustus775/
Poutou73557/
Pouttu73429/
Pautou73237/
Putoud7391/
Puitau7368/
Pautut7354/
Putoux7330/
Putaud7323/
Putaux7322/
Pautus7320/
Putout7317/
Putuha739/
Puttuh739/
Photuy737/
Pfuetu734/
Putusd733/
Putous732/
Puttup732/
Puttui732/
Puthut732/
Pouteu731/
Puttou731/
Peutou731/
Pautuh731/
Pautau731/
Phittu731/
Puttus731/
Pustui731/
Futu6713,778/
Potu676,878/
Pitu675,380/
Vutu67720/
Poutout67392/
Poutous67106/
Poutoux6761/
Pautout6760/
Pouthou679/
Peuttus677/
Pautaut672/
Phottui672/
Poustus672/
Pautoux671/
Pautaud671/
Puchtuh671/
Poutaud671/

Phutu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phutu in the Tibetan language
ཕུར་སྤྲུགས།purtruk-
Phutu in the Oriya language
ଫୁଟୁphutu60.78
ଫୁତୁphutu23.53
ଫୁଟୂphutu7.84
ଫୂତୁphutu3.92
ଫୂଟୂphutu1.96
Phutu in the Hindi language
फुतुphutu33.33
फुटुphutu16.67
फूतूphutu16.67
फूटूphutu16.67
फुतुआphutu'a16.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Phutu
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