Otegbe Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Otegbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otegbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin951:108,79612,203
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794

Otegbe Last Name Facts

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

Otegbe occurs most in Benin. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Otegbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otegbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,497,948th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname Otegbe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otegbe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Otegbe is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 108,796. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 77 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 15 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Benin this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otiegbe9291/
Otegbei923/
Otoegbe923/
Otaegbe921/
Oteigbe921/
Ottegbe921/
Otegbehe861/
Ategbe83518/
Otagbe83101/
Otigbe8362/
Otegba8316/
Otogbe8310/
Etegbe834/
Otegue833/
Otahiegbe801/
Otaigbe771,122/
Attegbe77129/
Ategber774/
Atoegbe773/
Oteague773/
Othagbe772/
Ethegbe771/
Otiogbe771/
Etegbhe771/
Oteigba771/
Othoigbe7125/
Ottiogbe712/
Attiegbe712/
Ottaigbe711/
Ettaegbe711/
Adtegbie711/
Otegui673,241/
Otigba67402/
Ategba67202/
Otegwa67102/
Etogbe6734/
Atagbe6720/
Otekwe6716/
Atogbe6712/
Atigbe675/
Etigbe674/
Ategwe671/
Ategue671/
Otigbi671/

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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 Otegbe
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