Otanga Surname

175,608th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Congo

Otanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,7781:25,9732,911
Uganda3321:117,58811,276
Congo1951:25,5852,766
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Otanga (270) may also be a first name.

Otanga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otanga is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Otanga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otanga? popularity and diffusion

Otanga is the 175,608th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,987,924 people. The surname Otanga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Otanga are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 541,116th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 270 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,778 people, or 1 in 25,973. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 36 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 21 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found. Besides Kenya it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent are found and The Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Otanga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Otanga last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otang'a9213/
Ottanga921/
Othanga921/
Outanga921/
Otangas921/
Otana911,090/
Otaga91247/
Houtanga862/
Otangaya861/
Atanga8314,094/
Etanga83476/
Oitana83463/
Ostaga83391/
Otonga83320/
Outana83295/
Otango83177/
Gotana83151/
Otange83108/
Utanga8383/
Otanha8360/
Oztaga8350/
Ottana8341/
Hotana8331/
Oytana8326/
Otangi8323/
Otaana8322/
Otagah839/
Otagha838/
Ostana835/
Otanah835/
Ottaga834/
Othana834/
Otaiga832/
Otagay831/
Otanai831/
Otanna831/
Otagai831/
Oteaga830/
Otounga771,348/
Utangaç77395/
Atang'a77345/
Gatanga77261/
Hatanga77239/
Autanga77213/
Oztonga77107/
Gotango7757/
Atangha7754/
Otang'o7750/
Otanget7743/
Gottana7740/
Oittana7726/
Athanga7723/
Gothana7722/
Gutanga7721/
Hostaga7721/
Otangui7710/
Ostanas779/
Ustanga778/
Ostango778/
Osteaga776/
Outasga775/
Otanger774/
Ettanga774/
Goutana774/
Attanga773/
Ostatna773/
Otahana773/
Atangah773/
Hotangi772/
Gotange772/
Utangha772/
Etangha772/
Atangna772/
Goitana772/
Outtana772/
Ostonga771/
Otaynah771/
Ottaina771/
Ottangi771/
Goteana771/
Otongha771/
Otannah771/
Hottana771/
Ottonga771/
Ostanah771/
Othaina771/
Otaghay771/
Otanaad771/
Ostagad771/
Gotgana771/
Ethanga771/
Atan'ga771/
Ataanga771/
Atangat771/
Atangay771/
Oitagai771/
Astanga771/
Gotonga771/
Osteana771/
Utangat771/
Hotaina771/
Atana733,579/
Otano731,527/
Ataga73908/
Otoga73176/
Otago73120/
Otaña731/
Gathanga71410/
Gothanay719/
Outaghat719/
Gotangho718/
Hatangad716/
Outanast714/
Gotanggo714/
Osztatna713/
Utanggad712/
Outhamna711/
Huthanga711/
Gujtanga711/
Gottanna711/
Utanguha711/
Etangaha711/
Hotaanap711/
Ostangoy711/
Oytangou711/
O'Tanger711/
Gattanga711/
Gotangoo711/
Gothanai711/
Gothanau711/
Ethangha711/
Ataingat711/
Atang'ai711/
Gatang'a711/
Otoungha711/
Atamna677,730/
Astana673,530/
Atanas672,325/
Etonga671,522/
Otaigo671,403/
Utonga671,251/
Atonga67835/
Otongo67714/
Gatana67674/
Atango67668/
Atanay67520/
Utange67420/
Atanaz67360/
Etango67304/
Gataga67247/
Attana67210/
Hatana67201/
Otongi67156/
Athana6792/
Atange6785/
Ateaga6783/
Atanau6767/
Attaga6754/
Atagha6752/
Atanna6744/
Gathang'a6744/
Atanai6726/
Atagai6726/
Atanoa6725/
Otagho6719/
Ataaga6715/
Ottano6715/
Atangi6713/
Atagap6712/
Atanea6711/
Atanat6710/
Ottanà678/
Hataga678/
Ataana678/
Utangi677/
Astaga677/
Otanho677/
Ataina676/
Autana676/
Atauga676/
Atauna674/
Gattangga674/
Otonge674/
Otouga674/
Hotano673/
Otogay673/
Atanaa672/
Otonaa672/
Atanad672/
Atanaj672/
Ottoga672/
Atamga672/
Otanod671/
Ataningga671/
Atahna671/
Ostago671/
Otanou671/
Oitano671/
Adtana671/
Atagad671/
Atagay671/
Atanghaya671/
Atagah671/
Atagna671/
Otaneu671/
Ottago670/

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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 Otanga
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