Otanu Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Otanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia741:1,787,151115,268
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Otanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otanu (Marathi: ओतनु) is found most in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otanu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,882,912th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Otanu live; 76 percent live in Southeast Asia and 76 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 1,787,151. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Java, where 66 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 32 percent live. Aside from Indonesia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oteanu9113/
Otaunu915/
Othanu912/
Otaneu911/
Otanou911/
Otangu911/
Osteanu8343/
Ostanus838/
Hotanus836/
Outanou831/
Hoteanu831/
Atanu80476/
Etanu80371/
Otonu80150/
Utanu8038/
Otenu805/
Hosteanu7752/
Oisteanu775/
Gothanau771/
Oytangou771/
Hoșteanu771/
Hoşteanu771/
Hotannou771/
Houtanus770/
Hutanu733,881/
Gutanu731,211/
Hotonu73320/
Atanus73138/
Atanau7367/
Atainu7364/
Attanu7320/
Hatanu7313/
Atangu7312/
Otonou739/
Uutanu735/
Uteanu735/
Atanou734/
Ataunu733/
Hotenu733/
Gotonu733/
Gatanu732/
Otuonu732/
Othonu732/
Utanau731/
Hetanu731/
Ataanu731/
Ataenu731/
Etanui731/
Atanuz731/
Ostonu731/
Atanui731/
Othenu731/
Athanu731/
Otonau731/
Goitannou711/
Gothonu67138/
Otounou6769/
Gathanu6764/
Uthanut6755/
Othotnu6754/
Hotonou6731/
Atanous6730/
Athanus6728/
Atannou6724/
Hatanus6719/
Atanhou6712/
Asthanu677/
Udtanut675/
Atangou673/
Guteanu672/
Attanou672/
Hotonnu672/
Atagnou671/
Otounuy671/
Gatanou671/
Gutangu671/
Atanuha671/
Ottanoo671/
Ahatanu671/
Otognou671/
Ataynou671/
Hatanou671/
Othonou671/
Otoenou671/

Otanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Otanu in the Marathi language
ओतनुotanu-

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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
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  • 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 Otanu
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