Tutu Surname
Approximately 70,864 people bear this surname
Tutu Surname Definition:
Tutu is a surname of the Subiya tribe, meaning: wealth.
Tutu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 24,640 | 1:1,522 | 219 |
| South Sudan | 12,682 | 1:900 | 179 |
| Ghana | 9,213 | 1:2,933 | 457 |
| Ethiopia | 4,185 | 1:23,309 | 2,960 |
| Indonesia | 4,130 | 1:32,022 | 3,766 |
| DR Congo | 3,352 | 1:22,040 | 2,785 |
| Kenya | 2,825 | 1:16,347 | 1,957 |
| South Africa | 2,344 | 1:23,113 | 2,937 |
| Romania | 1,752 | 1:11,460 | 1,482 |
| Turkey | 1,094 | 1:71,135 | 6,622 |
| India | 764 | 1:1,004,012 | 42,354 |
| Nigeria | 720 | 1:246,032 | 14,240 |
| Papua New Guinea | 532 | 1:15,327 | 1,483 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Liberia | 277 | 1:15,915 | 1,659 |
| United States | 260 | 1:1,394,073 | 96,365 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Tanzania | 205 | 1:258,252 | 20,734 |
| England | 125 | 1:445,744 | 29,621 |
| Brazil | 122 | 1:1,754,708 | 57,059 |
| Uganda | 122 | 1:319,994 | 21,696 |
| Botswana | 83 | 1:26,349 | 5,307 |
| Solomon Islands | 82 | 1:7,074 | 1,084 |
| France | 79 | 1:840,794 | 99,796 |
| Zimbabwe | 62 | 1:249,004 | 26,834 |
| Moldova | 49 | 1:72,681 | 9,595 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Lesotho | 37 | 1:54,934 | 8,266 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Afghanistan | 29 | 1:1,108,730 | 10,128 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Syria | 26 | 1:742,347 | 6,033 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Cook Islands | 10 | 1:1,818 | 480 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
The alternate forms: Tutú (1), Tütü (1) & Tútú (1) are calculated separately.
Tutu (60,303) may also be a first name.
Tutu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Tutu is a surname of the Subiya tribe, meaning: wealth.
Tutu Demographics
Tutu Political Affiliation
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Tutu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tutu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tutu (Arabic: توتو, Georgian: ტუტუ, Hindi: टूटू, Marathi: टूटू, Oriya: ଟୁଟୁ, Tibetan: ཏུ་ཏུ་) is borne by more people in Sudan than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Tutú, Tütü or Tútú. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tutu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,009th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 102,838 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Tutu are found; 35 percent are found in North Africa and 35 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Tutu is also the 15,796th most numerous first name globally, borne by 60,303 people.
Tutu is most commonly occurring in Sudan, where it is held by 24,640 people, or 1 in 1,522. Beside Sudan this surname occurs in 101 countries. It is also common in South Sudan, where 18 percent reside and Ghana, where 13 percent reside.
Tutu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Tutu surname is chiefly Christian (91%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Tutu last name are 40.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.33% being registered with the party.
The amount Tutu earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 13.84% less than the national average, earning R 204,756 per year; in United States they earn 3.06% less than the national average, earning $41,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.26% less than the national average, earning $32,664 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tutu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tutu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཏུ་ཏུ་ | tutu | - |
| Tutu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟୁଟୁ | tutu | 94.9 |
| ଟୁଟୁାଇଁ | tutua'im | 2.87 |
| ଟୂଟୂ | tutu | 0.44 |
| ଟୂଟୁ | tutu | 0.33 |
| ତୁତୁ | tutu | 0.3 |
| ଟୁତୁ | tutu | 0.25 |
| ଟୁଟୂ | tutu | 0.17 |
| ତୁଟୁ | tutu | 0.14 |
| ଟୁଡୁ | tudu | 0.08 |
| ଟିଟୁ | titu | 0.06 |
| ଟୁକୁ | tuku | 0.06 |
| ତୁଟୂ | tutu | 0.03 |
| ଖୁକୁ | khuku | 0.03 |
| ମିଟୁ | mitu | 0.03 |
| ବୁଟୁ | butu | 0.03 |
| Tutu in the Georgian language | ||
| ტუტუ | tutu | 90 |
| თუთუ | tutu | 10 |
| Tutu in the Hindi language | ||
| टूटू | tutu | 39.29 |
| टुटु | tutu | 35.71 |
| टुटू | tutu | 14.29 |
| तुतू | tutu | 3.57 |
| टीटू | titu | 3.57 |
| तुतु | tutu | 3.57 |
| Tutu in the Marathi language | ||
| टूटू | tutu | 38.24 |
| टुटु | tutu | 26.47 |
| तुतु | tutu | 11.76 |
| तूतू | tutu | 11.76 |
| टुटू | tutu | 8.82 |
| तुटू | tutu | 2.94 |
| Tutu in the Arabic language | ||
| توتو | twtw | - |
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