Otareh Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Otareh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 153 | 1:1,157,796 | 47,225 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Otareh (18) may also be a first name.
Otareh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otareh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Otareh is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Otareh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,409,418th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. Otareh occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Otareh live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Otareh is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 1,157,796. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 91 percent reside, Benue, where 5 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Otareh
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