Otango Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otango Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otango Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya941:491,27625,271
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Otango Last Name Facts

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

Otango occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otango? popularity and diffusion

The last name Otango is the 1,286,243rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Otango are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 491,276. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 91 percent live, Migori County, where 4 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and Uganda, where 19 percent live.

Otango Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gotango9257/
Otang'o9250/
Ostango928/
Otano911,527/
Otago91120/
Gotangho868/
Gotanggo864/
Ostangoy861/
Oytangou861/
Gotangoo861/
Otanga832,439/
Otaigo831,403/
Otongo83714/
Atango83668/
Etango83304/
Otagho8319/
Ottano8315/
Otanho837/
Hotano833/
Otanod831/
Ostago831/
Otanou831/
Oitano831/
Ottago830/
Otaigho77140/
Atangho7713/
Otang'a7713/
Attango7712/
Atangoh7711/
Hotagod7710/
Otongoi777/
Ottaino774/
Atangoy774/
Athango774/
Atangou773/
Gothano773/
Hetango771/
Ottanga771/
Ottongo771/
Othanga771/
Otoongo771/
Outanga771/
Outanou771/
Gotongo771/
Gotgano771/
Gootano771/
Gutango771/
Astango771/
Ottanoo771/
Otangas771/
Ottanho771/
Otaño735,959/
Otono731,849/
Otogo731,469/
Otana731,090/
Atago73691/
Atano73401/
Otaga73247/
Gatangou7111/
Houtanga712/
Hotannou711/
Otthanot711/
Outagout711/
Goodtano711/
Atangoud711/
Otoungou711/
Gathango711/
Uithango711/
Hatano6759,489/
Atanga6714,094/
Atongo672,787/
Etongo671,947/
Etanga67476/
Oitana67463/
Ostaga67391/
Hatago67383/
Otonga67320/
Otoigo67296/
Outana67295/
Attano67194/
Otonoh67169/
Gotana67151/
Athago67114/
Utanga6783/
Gotogo6769/
Atanoy6764/
Otanha6760/
Atanos6758/
Ataigo6754/
Oztaga6750/
Utongo6744/
Ottana6741/
Atagoy6739/
Hotana6731/
Oytana6726/
Atanoa6725/
Otaana6722/
Atanno6715/
Ataino6712/
Ottogo6711/
Otogho6710/
Gattangou6710/
Ottaño6710/
Otagah679/
Otonou679/
Otogoi679/
Ottanà678/
Otagha678/
Ostana675/
Otanah675/
Atayno675/
Atanou674/
Ottaga674/
Othono674/
Othana674/
Atagou674/
Otohno673/
Atanoh672/
Outoungou672/
Otaiga672/
Ottono671/
Atanod671/
Atanoi671/
Ataygo671/
Atamno671/
Atagos671/
Outono671/
Otaños671/
Otougo671/
Goitannou671/
Gadtangou671/
Atanho671/
Aïtano671/
Otanna671/
Otonoi671/
Otgogo671/
Otaneu671/
Oteigo670/
Oteaga670/

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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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