Otajo Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Otajo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Otajo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otajo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Otajo occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Otajo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Otajo is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Otajo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otajo are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kumi District, where 75 percent reside, Bukedea District, where 13 percent reside and Tororo District, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Otajo
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