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:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Otanu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,882,912th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name Otanu occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Otanu are found; 76 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

Otanu is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 1,787,151. In Indonesia Otanu is mostly concentrated in: East Java, where 66 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 32 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Otanu
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