Okotu Surname
Approximately 620 people bear this surname
Okotu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 473 | 1:97,632 | 8,603 |
| Nigeria | 147 | 1:1,205,053 | 48,659 |
Okotu (22) may also be a first name.
Okotu Demographics
Okotu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Okotu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okotu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okotu is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okotu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 523,789th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,754,106 people. The last name Okotu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okotu are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 22 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 473 people, or 1 in 97,632. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Marsabit County, where 97 percent are found, Isiolo County, where 2 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Okotu exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent are found.
Okotu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Okotu last name is predominantly Muslim (75%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okoutu | 91 | 34 | / |
| Okootu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Okotuu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okoetu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Hokotu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gokotu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okotou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okottu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okohtu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okoutou | 83 | 23 | / |
| Okootuu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Okutu | 80 | 4,383 | / |
| Ekotu | 80 | 463 | / |
| Oketu | 80 | 74 | / |
| Okatu | 80 | 61 | / |
| Akotu | 80 | 44 | / |
| Ocotu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gokoutou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okutui | 73 | 251 | / |
| Akoteu | 73 | 30 | / |
| Akotou | 73 | 10 | / |
| Okuttu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ukottu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Okutut | 73 | 6 | / |
| Okateu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ojkutu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okutau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akuotu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okastu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okhutu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okaetu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houkoutou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akoutou | 67 | 668 | / |
| Utkottu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Askotou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akottou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakoutu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okashtu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Okotu
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