Otaka Surname
Approximately 21,075 people bear this surname
Otaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 19,326 | 1:6,615 | 996 |
| Egypt | 610 | 1:150,714 | 11,610 |
| Nigeria | 446 | 1:397,181 | 20,879 |
| Uganda | 252 | 1:154,918 | 13,596 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| United States | 57 | 1:6,358,929 | 302,882 |
| Brazil | 48 | 1:4,459,882 | 118,224 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Otaka (507) may also be a first name.
Otaka Demographics
Average Otaka Salary in
United States
$46,259 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Otaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Otaka (Oriya: ଓଟକା, Russian: Отака) is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Otaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 25,573rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 345,791 people. The surname Otaka occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Otaka live; 92 percent live in East Asia and 92 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Otaka is also the 375,944th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 507 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 19,326 people, or 1 in 6,615. In Japan Otaka is most prevalent in: Ibaraki Prefecture, where 18 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent are found and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Japan this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Otaka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Otaka surname are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.
Otaka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning $46,259 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Otaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Otaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓଟକା | otaka | 56.52 |
| ଓଟାକା | otaka | 26.09 |
| ୱାଟାକା | wataka | 4.35 |
| ଅଟକା | ataka | 4.35 |
| ମିୁଓଟକା | miu'otaka | 4.35 |
| କାୁଓଟକା | kau'otaka | 4.35 |
| Otaka in the Russian language | ||
| Отака | otaka | - |
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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 Otaka
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