Otatu Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Otatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Otatu Last Name Facts

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

Otatu is most common in The DR Congo. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Otatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Otatu is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Otatu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otatu are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Other than The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otautau8311/
Gotatou832/
Etatu804,670/
Atatu80334/
Utatu8070/
Ototu807/
Otetu801/
Ottataud7757/
Ouhtatou779/
Gatatu73249/
Atatou73141/
Hatatu73103/
Atatuğ7359/
Atatus7313/
Eteatu7310/
Gutatu737/
Otuotu733/
Etattu733/
Utaatu731/
Etaitu731/
Attatu731/
Atatuş731/
Etatou731/
Otoutu731/
Uta'atu67142/
Otoutou6743/
Hoteteu6735/
Haatatu677/
Attaitu676/
Hastatu675/
Atautau674/
Atattou674/
Atatouh674/
Attatou672/
Eetattu671/
Ottotou671/
Guthatu671/

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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 Otatu
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