Otaji Surname
Approximately 552 people bear this surname
Otaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 514 | 1:344,636 | 18,677 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
Otaji (88) may also be a first name.
Otaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Otaji (Hindi: ओटाजी, Marathi: ओताजी) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Otaji? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 571,325th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,202,076 people. The surname Otaji occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Otaji live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Otaji is also the 1,017,994th most widely held forename globally, borne by 88 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 514 people, or 1 in 344,636. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 82 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 5 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Otaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Otaji in the Hindi language | ||
| ओटाजी | otaji | 91.18 |
| ओटजी | otaji | 8.82 |
| Otaji in the Marathi language | ||
| ओताजी | otaji | 36.36 |
| ओटाजी | otaji | 36.36 |
| ओटजी | otaji | 9.09 |
| ऑटाजी | otaji | 9.09 |
| अटाजी | ataji | 9.09 |
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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 Otaji
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