Otango Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Otango Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 94 | 1:491,276 | 25,271 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Otango Demographics
Otango Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Otango Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otango Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Otango occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Otango.
How Common Is The Last Name Otango? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,286,243rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname Otango occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Otango live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Otango is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 491,276. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 91 percent reside, Migori County, where 4 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and Uganda, where 19 percent reside.
Otango Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Otango
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