Okotan Surname

552,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Okotan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okotan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Benin471:219,90620,230
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okotan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okotan occurs more in Togo more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okotan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 552,088th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 12,608,211 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okotan reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Togo, where it is carried by 525 people, or 1 in 13,805. Apart from Togo Okotan is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okhotan9216/
Okoytan921/
Okoutan921/
Okottan921/
Okotang921/
Goukotan8678/
Okoitane861/
Okutan838,168/
Okatan834,085/
Ocotan83303/
Akotan83170/
Okoton8335/
Oketan8332/
Oukhoutan807/
Goukottan801/
Hokutan77448/
Akoutan77199/
Ozkutan7716/
Okutgan779/
Akoetan774/
Okotone772/
Akoitan772/
Akothan771/
Akotain771/
Akottan771/
Gocotan771/
Okaatan771/
Akoutane7112/
Okotocen712/
Askoutan711/
Ekatan67802/
Akatan67157/
Akutan6773/
Acotan6738/
Akoton6728/
Eketan6725/
Aketan6719/
Ecotan678/
Ukatan673/
Okotom672/
Akotam672/
Ocatan672/
Okatam671/
Okaton671/
Okuton671/
Achkoutan671/
Ocotán671/
Ashkoutan671/

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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 Okotan
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