Otao Surname

260,578th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Otao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6181:163,81626,880
Japan5201:245,85410,033
Kenya2491:185,46113,917
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Otao (112) may also be a first name.

Otao Last Name Facts

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

Otao occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otao? popularity and diffusion

The surname Otao is the 260,578th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,835,797 people. The surname Otao is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Otao are found; 41 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 41 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Otao is also the 885,979th most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 112 people.

The last name Otao is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 618 people, or 1 in 163,816. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 58 percent live, Davao Region, where 18 percent live and Cagayan Valley, where 6 percent live. Excluding The Philippines it occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 35 percent live and Kenya, where 17 percent live.

Otao Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Otao surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ottao89193/
Gotao8912/
Outao895/
Oetao893/
Otaho892/
Otaou891/
Otaos891/
Otaop891/
Outaou802/
Otahoy801/
Oitaos801/
Otayio801/
Ottaou801/
Houtao801/
Hothao801/
Hotaao801/
Osthao801/
Atao752,628/
Etao75986/
Otoa75435/
Utao7543/
Hotahot7394/
Houtaou731/
Outaout731/
Outaous731/
Gottauo731/
Ataho67787/
Ostoa67619/
Gatao67347/
Otoho67282/
Attao67134/
Ataou67134/
Ataop67129/
Gutao67123/
Otoha67103/
Ataot67102/
Gotoa6794/
Ataoz6750/
Uttao6748/
Otoua6728/
Eta'o6721/
Hatao6715/
Othoa6715/
Oto'o6712/
Autao6711/
Hetao679/
Hotoa678/
Ataos678/
Ustao677/
Ataoi675/
Adtao675/
Aetao674/
Otaua674/
Etaoh673/
Otooh673/
Otouo673/
Athao673/
Ata'o673/
Ahtao672/
Otuia672/
Etaho672/
Ottoa671/
Ataoa671/
Uta'o671/
Utaao671/
Atauo671/
Aatao671/
Otaea671/
Utaho671/
Etaeo671/

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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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  • 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 Otao
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