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
Otama (Hindi: ओतमा) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Otama? popularity and diffusion
Otama is the 769,129th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Otama are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Otama is also the 661,310th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 189 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 1,042,016. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 48 percent live, Oyo, where 14 percent live and Ogun, where 12 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 20 percent live and Kenya, where 14 percent live.
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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