Otega Surname

528,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3511:504,68025,124
Kenya1061:435,65923,420
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Peru261:1,222,46620,703
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Otega (1,965) may also be a first name.

Otega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otega (Russian: Отега) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otega? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 528,890th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 11,907,755 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Otega reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Otega is also the 170,909th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,965 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 351 people, or 1 in 504,680. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 48 percent reside, Rivers, where 11 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 11 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Otega occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Otega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Otega has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Otega last name grew 358 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Otega Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Otega last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Otega earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 60.09% more than the national average, earning $36,345,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 32.57% less than the national average, earning $29,097 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oetega9115/
Otegha9114/
Ostega915/
Otegau913/
Ottega912/
Oztega911/
Gotega911/
O'Tega911/
Oteaga910/
Osteaga836/
Osthega832/
Otegaya832/
Oteigha831/
Ostegas831/
Atega801,095/
Otegi80415/
Otaga80247/
Otoga80176/
Otiga80145/
Otego8043/
Otege8030/
Etega8030/
Utega808/
Otegui733,241/
Otiego73343/
Ategha73219/
Outiga73204/
Hatega73111/
Oteger7398/
Ateaga7383/
Atiega7359/
Hetega7342/
Oteguy7334/
Oteghe7328/
Otuiga7313/
Otigay7311/
Otagah739/
Otagha738/
Ateega737/
Otaego735/
Gotiga734/
Ottaga734/
Otiege734/
Otioga733/
Ateiga733/
Otogay733/
Hotege732/
Gatega732/
Gutega732/
Ottiga732/
Hutega732/
Otyoga732/
Ottoga732/
Otaiga732/
Etegha731/
Otisga731/
Otegho731/
Ategaa731/
Ostege731/
Ostiga731/
Oteget731/
Otagay731/
Otigai731/
Outege731/
Atoega731/
Ategah731/
Otagai731/
Otigha731/
Oetego730/
Oteigo730/
Hottegaud714/
Otheguy67436/
Atiegha67127/
Otiogha6752/
Osthege6739/
Othegui6725/
Gottiga6713/
Ottegui6711/
Ateagha678/
Athenga678/
Aeteaga672/
Outigga672/
Oteagui672/
Hategau671/
Huttega671/
Eteigha671/
Attegha671/
Atheega671/
Osteguy671/
Ateigha671/
Asteaga671/
Otenhge671/
Otheghi671/
Othengi671/
Otaghay671/
Etiegah671/
Ategaya671/
Ateinga671/
Oitagai671/
Ateghai671/
Otegehe671/
Othenge671/
Hoteger670/

Otega Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Otega in the Russian language
Отегаotega-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Otega
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