Otakwa Surname
Approximately 231 people bear this surname
Otakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 229 | 1:201,659 | 14,674 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Otakwa (21) may also be a first name.
Otakwa Demographics
Otakwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Otakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Otakwa is most common in Kenya. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Otakwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,073,555th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. Otakwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otakwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.
This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 201,659. In Kenya it is most common in: Vihiga County, where 94 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 2 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 2 percent are found. Other than Kenya Otakwa occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Otakwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otankwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Etakwa | 83 | 48 | / |
| Atakwa | 83 | 24 | / |
| Utakwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Otagwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Otuokwa | 77 | 227 | / |
| Gotokwa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Otahgwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Otaghwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gatakwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Attakwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oteikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Otokwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Otahagwa | 71 | 34 | / |
| Otagba | 67 | 423 | / |
| Otegwa | 67 | 102 | / |
| Atakwe | 67 | 58 | / |
| Atokwa | 67 | 54 | / |
| Etokwa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Atakwo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Etekwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Otagua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Otagwo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ataqwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Atekwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Atagwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Otogwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atacwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atakua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etagwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otagwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otokwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Otakwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis