Otegbola Surname

513,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Otegbola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otegbola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5951:297,71916,649
England131:4,286,005132,302
Benin111:939,60046,216
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Otegbola Last Name Facts

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

Otegbola occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Otegbola.

How Common Is The Last Name Otegbola? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 513,430th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,458,406 people. The last name Otegbola occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Otegbola reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 595 people, or 1 in 297,719. In Nigeria Otegbola is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 42 percent live, Ogun, where 26 percent live and Oyo, where 12 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Benin, where 2 percent live.

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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 Otegbola
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