Otabong Surname

253,937th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Otabong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otabong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,4831:26,3253,702
Kenya731:632,60128,796

Otabong (130) may also be a first name.

Otabong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otabong occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Otabong? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 253,937th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,683,513 people. Otabong is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otabong reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Otabong is also the 814,623rd most frequent first name internationally, held by 130 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,483 people, or 1 in 26,325. In Uganda Otabong is most common in: Tororo District, where 71 percent live, Busia District, where 7 percent live and Bugiri District, where 7 percent live. Aside from Uganda Otabong exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent live.

Otabong Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Otabong
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