Wotu Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wotu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wotu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wotu (20) may also be a first name.

Wotu Last Name Facts

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

Wotu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wotu.

How Common Is The Last Name Wotu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wotu is the 2,635,433rd most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Wotu are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most common forename internationally, held by 20 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 89 percent are found, Edo, where 6 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 6 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent are found and Cameroon, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wotus89133/
Wotou89131/
Woutu8925/
Vwotu897/
Wottu895/
Woitu894/
Woteu892/
Wotud891/
Wotuh891/
Wotuy891/
Wojtuś80372/
Woutou804/
Wothus800/
Watu753,691/
Botu753,190/
Wetu752,570/
Wutu75437/
Votu75195/
Wétu751/
Wojtuch73132/
Woituch7318/
Wojtusz738/
Wothuis733/
Woutaus731/
Wouttou731/
Botou673,672/
Bottu673,514/
Watou671,414/
Boutu671,034/
Wotoe67686/
Wattu67507/
Wathu67227/
Bothu67218/
Wateu67151/
Botau67147/
Votus67107/
Bootu6783/
Watau6781/
Wettu6765/
Boitu6752/
Boteu6750/
Wutuh6748/
Wethu6747/
Botui6729/
Wuthu6722/
Whetu6721/
Whatu6715/
Watui6714/
Wojtusch6712/
Woitusch6711/
Votui6711/
Wautu6710/
Bodtu679/
Votau679/
Waatu676/
Weteu675/
Wuitu675/
Whutu674/
Wetau674/
Votou673/
Vootu673/
Wahtu672/
Uotau671/
Wetui671/
Voitu671/
Watuś671/
Weetu671/
Wetuh671/
Woytusch671/
Wuutu671/
Wuetu671/
Wadtu671/
Wuttu671/
Botuy671/
Hwatu671/
Vothu671/
Vottu671/
Voutu671/
Wehtu671/
Buotu671/

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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
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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 Wotu
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