Whutu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Whutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Whutu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whutu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whutu? popularity and diffusion

Whutu is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Whutu reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Whutu is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 100 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahutu917/
Wutu89437/
Wutuh8048/
Woutu8025/
Wautu8010/
Whitu808/
Wuitu805/
Wuttu801/
Wuetu801/
Wuutu801/
Wautau739/
Uhoutu734/
Woutou734/
Wustus731/
Whittu731/
Butu6712,215/
Vutu67720/
Witu67323/
Wotu6754/
Woutaus671/
Wushtus671/
Wouttou671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Whutu
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