Otambo Surname
Approximately 374 people bear this surname
Otambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 337 | 1:137,032 | 11,196 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Otambo (14) may also be a first name.
Otambo Demographics
Otambo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Otambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Otambo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Otambo? popularity and diffusion
Otambo is the 763,307th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. The surname Otambo occurs predominantly 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 held first name globally, borne by 14 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 337 people, or 1 in 137,032. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Mombasa County, where 32 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 30 percent reside and Siaya County, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Otambo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gotambo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Othambo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Otambou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Atambo | 83 | 1,588 | / |
| Otamba | 83 | 545 | / |
| Otombo | 83 | 264 | / |
| Otembo | 83 | 183 | / |
| Etambo | 83 | 40 | / |
| Ataembo | 77 | 368 | / |
| Gatambo | 77 | 93 | / |
| Attambo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Athambo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Otoumbo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Atambou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Othembo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Outamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atamboa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gotamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gathambo | 71 | 32 | / |
| Otoumbho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goutamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atamba | 67 | 2,714 | / |
| Etombo | 67 | 1,864 | / |
| Otemba | 67 | 509 | / |
| Etamba | 67 | 474 | / |
| Atombo | 67 | 465 | / |
| Otomba | 67 | 255 | / |
| Atembo | 67 | 195 | / |
| Utamba | 67 | 67 | / |
| Etembo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Atamuo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Utombo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Otomwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Otanwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Atanbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otonbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otamwa | 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 Otambo
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