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
Average Male Tutu Height
173.95 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
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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