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 last name Otago is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otago? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,658,108th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Otago reside; 90 percent reside in Australasia and 90 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Otago is also the 646,152nd most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 197 people.

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

Otago Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Otago surname is principally 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
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  • 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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