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
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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
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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