Utu Surname

188,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Utu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Utu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6561:270,03515,388
Indonesia5181:255,30723,216
Romania1771:113,43412,676
Papua New Guinea1691:48,2476,005
India1671:4,593,206118,643
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Solomon Islands621:9,3551,591
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Uganda441:887,25640,445
American Samoa301:1,859357
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Ütü (238) are calculated separately.

Utu (1,402) may also be a first name.

Utu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Utu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Utu (Georgian: უტუ, Hindi: ऊतू, Marathi: उतू, Oriya: ଉତୁ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Ütü. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Utu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 188,427th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,247,569 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 39 percent of Utu live; 29 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Utu is also the 208,792nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 1,402 people.

The surname Utu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 656 people, or 1 in 270,035. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 22 percent live, Benue, where 20 percent live and Delta, where 20 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and Romania, where 8 percent live.

Utu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Utu surname are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.9% registered with the party.

Utu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.93% less than the national average, earning $38,433 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gutu8631,492/
Utui865,616/
Hutu864,989/
Utuy861,356/
Utuş861,280/
Uçtu86788/
Utou86583/
Utuh86504/
Autu86462/
Utus86418/
Uttu86266/
Utau86177/
Uthu86177/
Șutu86138/
Eutu86135/
Utut86124/
Outu8669/
Uteu8664/
Utgu8639/
Ustu8628/
Utuu8628/
Utup8618/
Uitu8610/
Uutu865/
Utuz865/
Uztu865/
Utud864/
Udtu864/
Uytu862/
Utux862/
Utuj861/
Ütü78238/
Outou751,338/
Uthup75714/
Huttu75600/
Guttu75585/
Uthus75362/
Uuttu75351/
Guthu75325/
Șuteu75258/
Gutui75249/
Utouh75237/
Ahutu75147/
Autut7563/
Udthu7562/
Goutu7561/
Hautu7557/
Huitu7552/
Autus7552/
Utohu7552/
Hutup7545/
Hustu7535/
Huthu7531/
Uttuh7531/
Utush7530/
Uitus7523/
Gautu7522/
Ustus7521/
Authu7521/
Uthui7521/
Autau7517/
Gutau7514/
Hutau7513/
Houtu7513/
Outhu7511/
Uteup759/
Hutui758/
Uthau755/
Heutu754/
Uttau754/
Udtuy754/
Uthut754/
Utuhy753/
Austu753/
Autou753/
Utuut752/
Uztuğ752/
Auteu751/
Auttu751/
Uddtu751/
Udttu751/
Utaup751/
Uthou751/
Uttou751/
Uttup751/
Ustau751/
Utout751/
Autui751/
Hutou751/
Ustup751/
Uttui751/
Gutgu751/
Gutou751/
Utthu751/
Ohutu751/
Uthuy751/
Utaus751/
Uthuj751/
Autud751/
Huutu751/
Otu6768,540/
Itu674,957/
Gouthu671,462/
Goutou67473/
Hautau67382/
Hustus67266/
Guttau67240/
Houtou67143/
Outtou67136/
Hautus67110/
Uthupp6775/
Autuch6765/
Heuteu6751/
Huthut6744/
Oustau6727/
Houttu6725/
Oustou6723/
Austus6722/
Uthuus6715/
Gutthu6713/
Uteush6712/
Outhou6710/
Uthuph679/
Utthup675/
Outout675/
Huttus675/
Eustus674/
Uteusz674/
Authou673/
Gauthu673/
Guthau673/
Huitui672/
Hohutu672/
Outous672/
Guttou672/
Hustud671/
Gautau671/
Gouttu671/
Goutuj671/
Auhthu671/
Authau671/
Ustaud671/
Usteup671/
Authus671/
Huttuy671/
Hutaud671/
Hutaus671/
Gouteu671/
Authut671/
Audtuy671/
Autaus671/
Huutuh671/
Austui670/
Uthaus670/

Utu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Utu in the Georgian language
უტუutu-
Utu in the Hindi language
ऊतूutu-
Utu in the Oriya language
ଉତୁutu77.78
ଉଟୁutu16.67
ଭୁଟୁbhutu5.56
Utu in the Marathi language
उतूutu75
उतुutu25

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Utu
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