Otafu Surname
671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 445 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Otafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 445 | 1:398,074 | 20,926 |
Otafu (63) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otaefu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Atafu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Otofu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Utafu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Etafu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Otefu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Outafout | 77 | 7 | / |
| Atafuh | 73 | 16 | / |
| Atafou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Otuofu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hatafu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Otaphu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ottofu | 73 | 0 | / |
| Attafou | 67 | 31 | / |
| Astafui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gattafu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Otaephu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uthaifui | 62 | 4 | / |
| Atefu | 60 | 24 | / |
| Etefu | 60 | 22 | / |
| Atofau | 55 | 53 | / |
| Otephu | 55 | 52 | / |
| Hatofu | 55 | 16 | / |
| Atofeu | 55 | 3 | / |
| Atefuh | 55 | 1 | / |
| Etohfu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ahatefu | 50 | 528 | / |
| Autaphu | 50 | 2 | / |
| Uthaphu | 50 | 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 Otafu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis