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 last name Tutsi (Hindi: तुतसी, Russian: Тутси) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tutsi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 872,430th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. The last name Tutsi occurs mostly 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 widespread first name throughout the world, held by 64 people.
Tutsi is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 292,495. In Tanzania Tutsi is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Tutsi is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 37 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
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
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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 Tutsi
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