Otani Surname
Approximately 64,725 people bear this surname
Otani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 61,751 | 1:2,070 | 376 |
| United States | 1,123 | 1:322,760 | 29,402 |
| Brazil | 984 | 1:217,555 | 8,407 |
| Peru | 152 | 1:209,106 | 9,466 |
| Hong Kong | 127 | 1:57,760 | 1,031 |
| Thailand | 108 | 1:654,059 | 109,897 |
| Canada | 67 | 1:549,934 | 46,038 |
| Philippines | 65 | 1:1,557,511 | 106,526 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Solomon Islands | 20 | 1:29,001 | 5,821 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
The alternate forms: Otañi (7) are calculated separately.
Otani (190) may also be a first name.
Otani Demographics
Average Otani Salary in
United States
$47,471 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Otani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Otani (Arabic: اوتاني, Hindi: ओतानी, Marathi: फ़ोटाणी, Russian: Отани) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Otañi. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Otani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,772nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 112,592 people. The surname Otani is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Otani are found; 96 percent are found in East Asia and 95 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 659,352nd most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 190 people.
The last name Otani is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 61,751 people, or 1 in 2,070. In Japan it is most common in: Osaka Prefecture, where 15 percent live, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 13 percent live and Kyoto Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Apart from Japan this surname occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.
Otani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Otani surname are 17.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.2% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Otani earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 29.08% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,748 per year; in United States they earn 10.02% more than the national average, earning $47,471 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.26% more than the national average, earning $56,768 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Otani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Otani in the Hindi language | ||
| ओतानी | otani | 66.67 |
| औतानी | autani | 33.33 |
| Otani in the Marathi language | ||
| फ़ोटाणी | fotani | 66.67 |
| ओटाणी | otani | 33.33 |
| Otani in the Russian language | ||
| Отани | otani | - |
| Otani in the Arabic language | ||
| اوتاني | awtany | - |
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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 Otani
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