Otegbeye Surname

255,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Otegbeye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otegbeye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9451:187,45311,375
Benin5711:18,1012,434
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Otègbèyé (1) are calculated separately.

Otegbeye (21) may also be a first name.

Otegbeye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otegbeye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Otègbèyé. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Otegbeye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 255,091st most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,710,760 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Otegbeye are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname Otegbeye is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 945 people, or 1 in 187,453. In Nigeria Otegbeye is primarily found in: Lagos, where 27 percent are found, Oyo, where 26 percent are found and Ogun, where 20 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 37 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

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