Otaka Surname

25,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Otaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan19,3261:6,615996
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
Nigeria4461:397,18120,879
Uganda2521:154,91813,596
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
India331:23,244,406321,547
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Otaka (507) may also be a first name.

Otaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otaka (Oriya: ଓଟକା, Russian: Отака) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Otaka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Otaka is the 25,573rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 345,791 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Otaka are found; 92 percent are found in East Asia and 92 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Otaka is also the 375,944th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 507 people.

The surname Otaka is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 19,326 people, or 1 in 6,615. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Ibaraki Prefecture, where 18 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent live and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Not including Japan this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Otaka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Otaka surname are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hotaka911,001/
Ohtaka91285/
Otakay9152/
Ottaka9123/
Ootaka9111/
Outaka9110/
Gotaka915/
Otaeka914/
Otaaka913/
Otakah912/
Otaska911/
Oteaka911/
Oitaka911/
Othaka911/
Otakas911/
Otakha911/
Gothaka839/
Houtaka839/
Goutaka833/
Ostaska832/
Goytaka831/
Hotakka831/
Oztakka831/
Outakai831/
Outakaï831/
Gotakai831/
Gotakau831/
Otahaka831/
Oudtaka831/
Otake8079,813/
Otaki8030,780/
Ataka807,269/
Utaka801,841/
Otoka801,042/
Etaka80728/
Oteka80489/
Otako80315/
Otaky8019/
Otaca803/
Otaké802/
Ottakath7750/
Hothakai776/
Otakkath773/
Ostajska772/
Ostashka771/
Hostacka771/
Gothakay771/
Atakay73899/
Gutaka73636/
Ohtake73376/
Ataika73324/
Hotaki73308/
Hotake73228/
Atakha73148/
Ohtaki73147/
Uttaka73123/
Uthaka73118/
Gotake7396/
Gataka7392/
Hataka7390/
Attaka7390/
Otakho7349/
Otocka7343/
Outake7339/
Udtaka7336/
Otakie7334/
Othaki7332/
Athaka7328/
Etakah7328/
Otazca7326/
Atakai7321/
Ottoka7320/
Otaiki7318/
Etauka7318/
Atakca7318/
Utakah7317/
Otoika7314/
Atakka7313/
Atakah7313/
Ootake7311/
Utakai7310/
Etakay7310/
Hotaky739/
Utakat739/
Utakea739/
Otekah739/
Atakat738/
Gotaki737/
Ootaki736/
Otokai736/
Atakau736/
Otakou736/
Oteika736/
Utakau736/
Autaka736/
Outaki735/
Ottaki735/
Etaaka735/
Otheka734/
Otaako734/
Otakoy734/
Etakka734/
Otekai733/
Aataka733/
Ottake733/
Ostaca733/
Atakaa733/
Otaiko733/
Eteaka733/
Utakaj733/
Hotoka732/
Otecka732/
Otteka732/
Otaeko731/
Otakhe731/
Gotoka731/
Otuoka731/
Gotaca731/
Oitake731/
Hutaka731/
Otaqah731/
Otaqat731/
Gotako731/
Etaeka731/
Ataaka731/
Atakaï731/
Othako731/
Hostachka711/
Oystahkha711/
Gatakaa67631/
Hatakka67628/
Atakaya67359/
Attakai67193/
Hotokka67105/
Guttaka6797/
Guthaka6787/
Atakhah6753/
Otokash6744/
Auttaka6740/
Osteika6734/
Gutaaka6728/
Ostaski6727/
Hottaki6726/
Hotakey6716/
Gatakai6713/
Gathaka6713/
Uthakka6712/
Uttakah6712/
Gotacki679/
Houtako679/
Otochka679/
Hatakat678/
Utgauka676/
Gotacah676/
Gothake675/
Attakat675/
Utthaka675/
Hatakad674/
Hotaker674/
Oztokat674/
Osteyka673/
Attakad673/
Atakaha673/
Ostasko673/
Ošťatka673/
Otachea673/
Gotacau673/
Utakaai673/
Athakka672/
Hotakis672/
Gutakha672/
Astaška672/
Gotokai672/
Autakai672/
Otashko671/
Gatakha671/
Gatakka671/
Gattaka671/
Aatakad671/
Attakka671/
Attaska671/
Atakaia671/
Ataakaa671/
Atakaja671/
Houtaki671/
Hatakay671/
Othakhe671/
Osttauskas671/
Otoucka671/
Outouka671/
Utakaip671/
Utakaph671/
Gutakka671/
Ettakah671/
Etaaika671/
Atakaij671/
Attacka671/
Attakas671/
Hothaki671/
Hattaka671/
Athakha671/
Etaykha671/
Othakhi671/
Oitacas671/
Ostakes671/
Utakkat671/
Ustadka671/
Attajka671/
Authaka671/
Hotecka670/

Otaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Otaka in the Oriya language
ଓଟକାotaka56.52
ଓଟାକାotaka26.09
ୱାଟାକାwataka4.35
ଅଟକାataka4.35
ମିୁଓଟକାmiu'otaka4.35
କାୁଓଟକାkau'otaka4.35
Otaka in the Russian language
Отакаotaka-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Otaka
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