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
Okotu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okotu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 523,789th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 11,754,106 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.
The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 473 people, or 1 in 97,632. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Marsabit County, where 97 percent live, Isiolo County, where 2 percent live and Laikipia County, where 0 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent live.
Okotu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Okotu last name is principally 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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