Tutu Surname

8,009th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Tutu Surname Definition:

Tutu is a surname of the Subiya tribe, meaning: wealth.

Tutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan24,6401:1,522219
South Sudan12,6821:900179
Ghana9,2131:2,933457
Ethiopia4,1851:23,3092,960
Indonesia4,1301:32,0223,766
DR Congo3,3521:22,0402,785
Kenya2,8251:16,3471,957
South Africa2,3441:23,1132,937
Romania1,7521:11,4601,482
Turkey1,0941:71,1356,622
India7641:1,004,01242,354
Nigeria7201:246,03214,240
Papua New Guinea5321:15,3271,483
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Liberia2771:15,9151,659
United States2601:1,394,07396,365
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Tanzania2051:258,25220,734
England1251:445,74429,621
Brazil1221:1,754,70857,059
Uganda1221:319,99421,696
Botswana831:26,3495,307
Solomon Islands821:7,0741,084
France791:840,79499,796
Zimbabwe621:249,00426,834
Moldova491:72,6819,595
Canada411:898,67368,969
Lesotho371:54,9348,266
Australia331:818,05251,601
Afghanistan291:1,108,73010,128
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Syria261:742,3476,033
China181:75,962,3094,162
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Cook Islands101:1,818480
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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 most common in Sudan. It can also be found as a variant: Tutú, Tütü or Tútú. Click here for other potential spellings of Tutu.

How Common Is The Last Name Tutu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,009th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 102,838 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Tutu live; 35 percent live in North Africa and 35 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 15,796th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 60,303 people.

Tutu is most widespread in Sudan, where it is carried by 24,640 people, or 1 in 1,522. Beside Sudan it is found in 101 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 18 percent are found and Ghana, where 13 percent are found.

Tutu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (91%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Tutu last name are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.33% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tutú921/
Tautu89978/
Tutuğ89555/
Tutui89504/
Toutu89349/
Tutuš89273/
Tutuh89264/
Tuttu89255/
Tutus89227/
Thutu89180/
Tutup89176/
Teutu89140/
Tutut89119/
Tutud89103/
Tutuy8988/
Tutou8982/
Tutau8979/
Tuthu8964/
Tuutu8936/
Tustu8933/
Tuetu8927/
Tutuz8923/
Tutuu894/
Ttutu894/
Tuitu894/
Tudtu892/
Tuztu891/
Tutuj891/
Dtutu891/
Tuhtu891/
Tütü831/
Tútú831/
Toutou804,464/
Tudtud803,815/
Tuttuh80528/
Thuthu80314/
Tuitui80306/
Thoutu80250/
Tautou80182/
Tuituy80116/
Tautau80102/
Tuittu80100/
Tuytuy8059/
Teuteu8057/
Tuuttu8034/
Tautuh8026/
Tuitau8017/
Tuituu8015/
Tutush8014/
Tuutau8011/
Tutu'a8011/
Teutou8011/
Tuitou807/
Tustus806/
Tuttup806/
Tautuu805/
Teutau804/
Tautui804/
Thautu803/
Touthu802/
Toutui802/
Tutuch801/
Tuytui801/
Tututh801/
Tuuthu801/
Tutoux801/
Tuttau801/
Tueteu801/
Tudtuu801/
Tuutuu801/
Toutus801/
Tuetuj801/
Tuytus800/
Tuitus800/
Tutó7510/
Toustou73700/
Toutouh73608/
Htoutou73172/
Toutous7366/
Toutaud7344/
Tauthui7338/
Toutoux7322/
Toutouz7311/
Toustau738/
Tuththu734/
Touhtou734/
Tautout732/
Tudtuud731/
Thuythu731/
Touthui731/
Toutout731/
Tautu'a731/
Tuddtud731/
Tudttud731/
Touttou731/
Thauthu731/
Dtujdtu731/
Touhtouh67982/
Thuththu67158/
Thauthau6737/
Tutoo6736/
Tituu6711/
Toustous675/
Tutoe672/
Tutão672/
Thouthou672/
Toutouch671/
Toutouhe671/
Thuithui671/
Thouthau671/

Tutu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tutu in the Tibetan language
ཏུ་ཏུ་tutu-
Tutu in the Oriya language
ଟୁଟୁtutu94.9
ଟୁଟୁାଇଁtutua'im2.87
ଟୂଟୂtutu0.44
ଟୂଟୁtutu0.33
ତୁତୁtutu0.3
ଟୁତୁtutu0.25
ଟୁଟୂtutu0.17
ତୁଟୁtutu0.14
ଟୁଡୁtudu0.08
ଟିଟୁtitu0.06
ଟୁକୁtuku0.06
ତୁଟୂtutu0.03
ଖୁକୁkhuku0.03
ମିଟୁmitu0.03
ବୁଟୁbutu0.03
Tutu in the Georgian language
ტუტუtutu90
თუთუtutu10
Tutu in the Hindi language
टूटूtutu39.29
टुटुtutu35.71
टुटूtutu14.29
तुतूtutu3.57
टीटूtitu3.57
तुतुtutu3.57
Tutu in the Marathi language
टूटूtutu38.24
टुटुtutu26.47
तुतुtutu11.76
तूतूtutu11.76
टुटूtutu8.82
तुटूtutu2.94
Tutu in the Arabic language
توتوtwtw-

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