Oteko Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oteko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oteko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1261:366,50721,229
Uganda831:470,35327,634
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oteko (22) may also be a first name.

Oteko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oteko is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oteko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 985,740th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Oteko are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oteko is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used given name on earth, held by 22 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 366,507. In Kenya Oteko is primarily found in: Homa Bay County, where 82 percent reside, Migori County, where 7 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 32 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Oteko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Oteko surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otieko91106/
Otekoy9113/
Hoteko9113/
Oteyko914/
Otecko913/
Otheko913/
Otekou912/
Otekoh911/
Outeko911/
Goteko911/
Otaeko911/
Otechko83160/
Oteheko8316/
Oteshko831/
Houteko831/
Hotekoi831/
Oteszko831/
Otoko802,239/
Otiko80668/
Ateko80616/
Eteko80522/
Oteka80489/
Otako80315/
Oteco803/
Otekat73914/
Goteka73667/
Otieka73278/
Atekou73183/
Otieco73136/
Otysko7390/
Atekoa7386/
Otisko7349/
Otakho7349/
Otokoh7344/
Hotiko7337/
Guteko7327/
Otuiko7323/
Atekop7313/
Otokoi7310/
Otekah739/
Eteuko738/
Otyoko738/
Etieko736/
Otikou736/
Oteika736/
Otheka734/
Atieko734/
Otakoy734/
Otaeka734/
Otaako734/
Otaiko733/
Otioko733/
Gotiko733/
Etekoh732/
Atekot732/
Hotjko732/
Hotoko732/
Otecka732/
Otteka732/
Atteko731/
Atekoh731/
Othako731/
Atejko731/
Ateako731/
Ottoko731/
Ottiko731/
Otokoy731/
Hateko731/
Otojko731/
Asteko731/
Oteaka731/
Oitiko731/
Attekou6752/
Osteika6734/
Otychko6729/
Atiekoh6722/
Gutekoy6721/
Ottysko6711/
Etteuko679/
Houtako679/
Ottisko677/
Hatekop677/
Osteyka673/
Atiekou672/
Otyshko672/
Etaekoh671/
Ostysko671/
Ottocko671/
Hatekot671/
Hottoko671/
Gotecka671/
Gutekoi671/
Etoekoi671/
Eteckou671/
Atoekoy671/
Ateakoh671/
Hotecka670/

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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 Oteko
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