Oteke Surname
Approximately 455 people bear this surname
Oteke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 204 | 1:868,347 | 37,996 |
| Congo | 112 | 1:44,546 | 4,199 |
| Uganda | 76 | 1:513,675 | 29,105 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
Oteke (24) may also be a first name.
Oteke Demographics
Oteke Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oteke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oteke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oteke is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oteke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 660,498th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 16,016,584 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oteke live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 868,347. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 43 percent reside, Delta, where 26 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 17 percent reside.
Oteke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Oteke surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Oteke
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