Otalu Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Otalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3091:573,27827,744
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Otalu (41) may also be a first name.

Otalu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otalu (Oriya: ଓଟଲୁ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Otalu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otalu? popularity and diffusion

Otalu is the 864,701st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,208,745 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Otalu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 41 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 573,278. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 52 percent are found, Lagos, where 7 percent are found and Delta, where 7 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otalus9110/
Otalou919/
Gotalu914/
Otailu913/
Otgalu911/
Oztaluy836/
Hotalus835/
Gootalu831/
Gotallu831/
Gottalu831/
Otaslou831/
Ottalus831/
Atalu801,488/
Etalu80693/
Otelu80323/
Otolu80201/
Utalu8036/
Outallou774/
Gouthalu771/
Ataalu73198/
Astalu7352/
Atalus7337/
Atalau7336/
Atalui7334/
Ustalu7324/
Atalou7322/
Gatalu7318/
Gutalu7315/
Ataleu7313/
Oztolu736/
Ottelu736/
Atalyu736/
Otelou736/
Ataelu735/
Athalu734/
Hetalu733/
Uttalu733/
Outolu733/
Attalu732/
Udtalu731/
Otuolu731/
Hotelu731/
Ettalu731/
Gotolu731/
Otolou731/
Etaluy731/
Atalut731/
Autalu731/
Oustaloup7147/
Uustalu67603/
Hotoğlu67337/
Astalus67181/
Otoulou6730/
Atalluz6726/
Ashtalu6710/
Oztolut677/
Gattalu675/
Gottolu675/
Autallu675/
Hathalu673/
Otolahu673/
Guttalu673/
Attalou672/
Atalush671/
Ottollu671/
Gotoolu671/
Atalius671/
Gatalou671/
Astaluş671/
Oztoylu671/
Uthalau671/

Otalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Otalu in the Oriya language
ଓଟଲୁotalu-

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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 Otalu
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