Otarun Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Otarun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otarun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda541:722,95035,796
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Otarun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otarun is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Otarun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Otarun occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Otarun reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 722,950. In Uganda Otarun is primarily found in: Pallisa District, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atarun8340/
Otorun831/
Oztorun7741/
Attarun7723/
Astarun777/
Uttarun773/
Ustarun772/
Utarung771/
Utharun771/
Oteroun771/
Atharun771/
Atarung771/
Gotorun770/
Outahrount751/
Audtarun7123/
Ataurung7123/
Uttarung711/
Uttareun711/
Ashtarun711/
Autaroun711/
Auttarun711/
Otoron6722/
Etorun679/
Ataron677/
Atarum672/
Aterun672/
Uthairung671/
Ötorun671/
Uthairaung631/
Autorun624/
Atereun623/
Atorgun622/
Atterun621/
Oztorum621/
Utharuim5723/
Hastorun5722/
Utharaum5713/
Autaroen574/
Uthairum572/
Hotoroum571/
Uthaaroon536/
Utoron503/
Atoron502/

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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 Otarun
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