Uturu Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uturu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uturu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2771:639,50530,121
India251:30,682,615377,978
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Uturu (48) may also be a first name.

Uturu Last Name Facts

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

Uturu (Oriya: ଉତୁରୁ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Uturu.

How Common Is The Last Name Uturu? popularity and diffusion

Uturu is the 860,770th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Uturu live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 48 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 639,505. In Nigeria Uturu is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 34 percent live, Plateau, where 18 percent live and Delta, where 13 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guturu91775/
Uthuru9134/
Utturu9129/
Utauru9111/
Utuuru913/
Auturu913/
Utguru912/
Gutturu83200/
Hutauru8339/
Guthuru8313/
Gouturu839/
Authuru833/
Guuturu833/
Utthuru832/
Hutturu831/
Outturu831/
Gudturu831/
Gutuuru831/
Uddturu831/
Uthhuru831/
Outurau831/
Oturu801,615/
Ituru80251/
Utoru8035/
Utiru801/
Hutaurus774/
Euthuruh771/
Goutturu771/
Gutthuru771/
Otturu73362/
Othuru73300/
Hoturu7376/
Otuuru7360/
Hutoru734/
Ooturu734/
Jituru732/
Uthiru732/
Ithuru731/
Itturu731/
Guuttuuru711/
Hothuru6762/
Othuuru6711/
Otthuru679/
Hotturu676/
Itourou675/
Oothuru674/
Otourou673/
Uthuroo673/
Ottuuru673/
Outourrout671/
Huutoru671/

Uturu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uturu in the Oriya language
ଉତୁରୁuturu50
ଉତୁରୂuturu50

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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
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  • 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 Uturu
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