Otama Surname
Approximately 370 people bear this surname
Otama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 170 | 1:1,042,016 | 43,672 |
| Japan | 73 | 1:1,751,292 | 26,150 |
| Kenya | 53 | 1:871,319 | 32,675 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Otama (189) may also be a first name.
Otama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Otama (Hindi: ओतमा) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Otama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 769,129th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Otama reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 661,310th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 189 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 1,042,016. In Nigeria Otama is most numerous in: Benue, where 48 percent reside, Oyo, where 14 percent reside and Ogun, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 20 percent reside and Kenya, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Otama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Otama in the Hindi language | ||
| ओतमा | otama | 87.5 |
| ओतम | otama | 6.25 |
| ओटमा | otama | 6.25 |
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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 Otama
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