Tutsi Surname
Approximately 310 people bear this surname
Tutsi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 181 | 1:292,495 | 22,657 |
| Turkey | 116 | 1:670,874 | 34,848 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Tutsi (64) may also be a first name.
Tutsi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tutsi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tutsi (Hindi: तुतसी, Russian: Тутси) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tutsi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 872,430th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Tutsi live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 64 people.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 292,495. In Tanzania Tutsi is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 37 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tutsi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tutsi in the Hindi language | ||
| तुतसी | tutasi | - |
| Tutsi in the Russian language | ||
| Тутси | tutsi | - |
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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 Tutsi
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