Otambo Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3371:137,03211,196
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Otambo (14) may also be a first name.

Otambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otambo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Otambo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Otambo is the 763,307th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Otambo are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 14 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 337 people, or 1 in 137,032. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Mombasa County, where 32 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 30 percent are found and Siaya County, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Otambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Otambo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gotambo921/
Othambo921/
Otambou921/
Atambo831,588/
Otamba83545/
Otombo83264/
Otembo83183/
Etambo8340/
Ataembo77368/
Gatambo7793/
Attambo776/
Athambo773/
Otoumbo772/
Atambou772/
Othembo772/
Outamba771/
Atamboa771/
Gotamba771/
Gathambo7132/
Otoumbho711/
Goutamba711/
Atamba672,714/
Etombo671,864/
Otemba67509/
Etamba67474/
Atombo67465/
Otomba67255/
Atembo67195/
Utamba6767/
Etembo6734/
Atamuo6711/
Utombo673/
Otomwo672/
Otanwo672/
Atanbo671/
Otonbo671/
Otamwa671/

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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 Otambo
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