Otago Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Otago Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otago Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia751:359,94330,133
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Otago (197) may also be a first name.

Otago Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otago is found most in Australia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Otago? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,658,108th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Otago are found; 90 percent are found in Australasia and 90 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 646,152nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 197 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Australia, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 359,943. In Australia Otago is primarily found in: Queensland, where 96 percent live, Victoria, where 1 percent live and Western Australia, where 1 percent live. Excluding Australia Otago occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 28 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.

Otago Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Otago last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otaigo911,403/
Otango91177/
Otagho9119/
Otaego915/
Ostago911/
Ottago910/
Otaigho83140/
Otang'o8350/
Hotagod8310/
Otogo801,469/
Atago80691/
Otaga80247/
Otego8043/
Utago8035/
Etago8018/
Oytangou771/
Outagout771/
Otanga732,439/
Otongo73714/
Atango73668/
Ostaga73391/
Hatago73383/
Otoigo73296/
Athago73114/
Gotogo7369/
Ataigo7354/
Oztaga7350/
Atagoy7339/
Utaigo7335/
Hetago7333/
Ottogo7311/
Otogho7310/
Otogoi739/
Otagah739/
Otagha738/
Ottaga734/
Atagou734/
Otaiga732/
Otougo731/
Utagod731/
Atagos731/
Gutago731/
Otgogo731/
Otegho731/
Ataygo731/
Oteigo730/
Oetego730/
Oteaga730/
Ataggoy6745/
Etaigho6727/
Hostaga6721/
Atangho6713/
Otang'a6713/
Attango6712/
Atangoh6711/
Otongoi677/
Osteaga676/
Outasga675/
Athagod674/
Atangoy674/
Athango674/
Atangou673/
Ethagou673/
Ataigoh673/
Aztagou671/
Huttago671/
Otuigho671/
Othuogo671/
Otuogot671/
Gotogou671/
Outaghoult671/
Ottongo671/
Gathago671/
Ostagad671/
Outanga671/
Otoongo671/
Othanga671/
Ottanga671/

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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 Otago
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