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 held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Oteko.

How Common Is The Last Name Oteko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 985,740th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Oteko live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.

This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 366,507. In Kenya Oteko is mostly concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 82 percent are found, Migori County, where 7 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 32 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Oteko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Oteko last name is predominantly 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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