Oteikwu Surname
Approximately 1,269 people bear this surname
Oteikwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,267 | 1:139,813 | 8,988 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Oteikwu (117) may also be a first name.
Oteikwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oteikwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oteikwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oteikwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 299,736th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,742,747 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oteikwu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oteikwu is also the 864,112th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 117 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,267 people, or 1 in 139,813. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 54 percent live, Lagos, where 8 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live. Other than Nigeria Oteikwu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and Scotland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oteyikwu | 93 | 10 | / |
| Oteiakwu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Oteikkwu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Otikwu | 92 | 138 | / |
| Otekwu | 92 | 73 | / |
| Otiekwu | 86 | 28 | / |
| Otaikwu | 86 | 22 | / |
| Eteikwu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Otuekwu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Othekwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oteigwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Otegwu | 77 | 652 | / |
| Etikwu | 77 | 234 | / |
| Otakwu | 77 | 189 | / |
| Etekwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atikwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Otankwu | 71 | 15 | / |
| Otehgwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Otiegwu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Otuegwu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Utiekwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oteugwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Attaikwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ategwu | 62 | 297 | / |
| Otigbu | 62 | 144 | / |
| Atakwu | 62 | 18 | / |
| Otagwu | 62 | 5 | / |
| Otegbu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Utegwu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Etegwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Etigwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Etakwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Etiegwu | 57 | 14 | / |
| Otigbou | 57 | 6 | / |
| Atoukwu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Etoukwu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Ateugwu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Atoegwu | 57 | 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 Oteikwu
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