Tutu (name)
 17th Century Akan Terracotta | |
| Pronunciation | /[invalid input: 'icon']ˈtuːˈtuː/ TOO-TOO |
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| Language(s) | Akan |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Akan empires |
| Region of origin | Empire of Ashanti |
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Tutu is a Akan surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Desmond Tutu (born 1931), South African archbishop, activist against apartheid, and Nobel Peace Prize winner
- Frederick Tutu Goodwin, Queen's Representative to the Cook Islands
- John Osei Tutu Agyeman (or Jot Agyeman) (born 1967), Akan actor, media practitioner, television anchor
- Osei Kofi Tutu I (died 1717), Ashantehene, ruler of Kumasi, co-founder of the Empire of Ashanti
- Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II (born 1950), 16th Asantehene, King of the Ashanti
- Skelley Adu Tutu (born 1979), Akan footballer
- Given name
- Tutu Chengcui (died 820), a powerful eunuch during the reign of Chinese Emperor Xianzong
- Tutu (Egyptian official), an official during the period 1350–1335 BC
This page lists people with the surname Tutu.
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