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/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tutsi? popularity and diffusion
Tutsi is the 872,430th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Tutsi are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 64 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 292,495. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common 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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