Otara Surname
Approximately 3,847 people bear this surname
Otara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,667 | 1:17,315 | 2,072 |
| Philippines | 667 | 1:151,781 | 25,283 |
| Nigeria | 148 | 1:1,196,911 | 48,419 |
| India | 134 | 1:5,724,369 | 136,722 |
| Uganda | 116 | 1:336,546 | 22,436 |
| Turkey | 60 | 1:1,297,024 | 53,536 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Otara (846) may also be a first name.
Otara Demographics
Otara Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Otara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Otara (Hindi: ओतारा, Marathi: ओतर, Russian: Отара) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Otara.
How Common Is The Last Name Otara? popularity and diffusion
The last name Otara is the 119,467th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,894,345 people. Otara occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Otara reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 280,396th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 846 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,667 people, or 1 in 17,315. In Kenya Otara is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 72 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 14 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 8 percent are found. Beside Kenya Otara exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
Otara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Otara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Otara in the Hindi language | ||
| ओतारा | otara | - |
| Otara in the Marathi language | ||
| ओतर | otara | 50 |
| ओतारा | otara | 50 |
| Otara in the Russian language | ||
| Отара | otara | - |
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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 Otara
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