Otegera Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Otegera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otegera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Otegera Last Name Facts

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

Otegera has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Otegera click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otegera? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Otegera is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otegera are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Tororo District, where 75 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 13 percent are found and Namayingo District, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Uganda Otegera occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oteguera932/
Otegeri8611/
Otegere865/
Ategera862/
Otegheri8091/
Oteghere802/
Otexeira801/
Hategera801/
Gathegera752/
Otegherie751/
Atejera71157/
Otigeri7134/
Ategere713/
Otagara712/
Otigere712/
Otigira711/
Ottigeri674/
Atejerra674/
Attegeri674/
Ateguero673/
Otaghara672/
Otighara671/
Eteghara671/
Atechera671/
Atekhera671/
Gategere671/
Ottagara671/
Hotegiri671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Otegera
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