Okotu Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okotu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okotu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4731:97,6328,603
Nigeria1471:1,205,05348,659

Okotu (22) may also be a first name.

Okotu Last Name Facts

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

Okotu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okotu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 523,789th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,754,106 people. The surname Okotu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okotu live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Okotu is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 22 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 473 people, or 1 in 97,632. In Kenya Okotu 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. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent are found.

Okotu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Okotu last name is primarily Muslim (75%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okoutu9134/
Okootu917/
Okotuu912/
Okoetu912/
Hokotu911/
Gokotu911/
Okotou911/
Okottu911/
Okohtu911/
Okoutou8323/
Okootuu834/
Okutu804,383/
Ekotu80463/
Oketu8074/
Okatu8061/
Akotu8044/
Ocotu801/
Gokoutou771/
Okutui73251/
Akoteu7330/
Akotou7310/
Okuttu737/
Ukottu737/
Okutut736/
Okateu735/
Ojkutu735/
Okutau733/
Akuotu733/
Okastu732/
Okhutu731/
Okaetu731/
Houkoutou711/
Akoutou67668/
Utkottu675/
Askotou671/
Akottou671/
Hakoutu671/
Oukatou671/
Okashtu671/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis