Otarus Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Haiti

Otarus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otarus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037

Otarus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otarus is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Otarus? popularity and diffusion

Otarus is the 3,665,662nd most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Otarus are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 58 percent are found and Osun, where 42 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Haiti, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ottarus921/
Otaru917,916/
Ottaru83324/
Hotaru83130/
Atarus83104/
Otairu8362/
Otarud8324/
Otaaru836/
Gotaru835/
Otarut832/
Otarui831/
Otharu831/
Otorus831/
Otahru831/
Oterus830/
Uotarhaus801/
Gatarus7712/
Othérus775/
Ottarud775/
Gottaru773/
Autarus771/
Oitarau771/
Outarou771/
Otorous771/
Otherus771/
Hotharu771/
Ottearu771/
Goutaru771/
Otairru771/
Otoru73245/
Ataru73130/
Houtarau7132/
Hutaurus714/
Attarous711/
Austarus710/
Atairu67719/
Hotoru67363/
Attaru67100/
Otorou6793/
Atharu6767/
Atahru6713/
Hataru679/
Otooru679/
Gataru676/
Atarud676/
Atauru675/
Atarou675/
Gotoru675/
Othoru674/
Ettarouss674/
Atarut673/
Atargu673/
Ataros672/
Autaru672/
Ataîru671/
Aataru671/

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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 Otarus
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