Otegwu Surname
Approximately 652 people bear this surname
Otegwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 644 | 1:275,066 | 15,610 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Otegwu (92) may also be a first name.
Otegwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otegwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Otegwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Otegwu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 503,825th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 11,177,218 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Otegwu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Otegwu is also the 992,070th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 92 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 644 people, or 1 in 275,066. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 68 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otehgwu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Otiegwu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Oteigwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oteugwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ategwu | 83 | 297 | / |
| Otekwu | 83 | 73 | / |
| Otogwu | 83 | 51 | / |
| Otagwu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Otegbu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Utegwu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Etegwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oteikwu | 77 | 1,269 | / |
| Otiekwu | 77 | 28 | / |
| Etiegwu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Othekwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ateugwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atoegwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ettaegwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oteikkwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Otakwu | 67 | 189 | / |
| Otigbu | 67 | 144 | / |
| Otikwu | 67 | 138 | / |
| Atagwu | 67 | 101 | / |
| Atogwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ategbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etekwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etogwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etigwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otaikwu | 62 | 22 | / |
| Eteikwu | 62 | 6 | / |
| Otigbou | 62 | 6 | / |
| Utiekwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Etikwu | 50 | 234 | / |
| Etokwu | 50 | 45 | / |
| Atokwu | 50 | 30 | / |
| Atakwu | 50 | 18 | / |
| Etakwu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Atikwu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Otegwu
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