Oteleng Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oteleng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oteleng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Oteleng Last Name Facts

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

Oteleng is most common in Uganda. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oteleng? popularity and diffusion

Oteleng is the 4,206,983rd most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oteleng live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Oteleng is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 1,859,013. In Uganda Oteleng is most numerous in: Katakwi District, where 90 percent are found, Gulu District, where 5 percent are found and Soroti District, where 5 percent are found. Not including Uganda Oteleng occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otleng921/
Ateleng8617/
Eteleng867/
Otlen830/
Hoteling8089/
Ottelien8036/
Osteling801/
Hohtelen800/
Hotlen7758/
Outlen777/
Otilen772/
Hotteling750/
Hoeteling750/
Hohteling750/
Ottelin71193/
Otilien71160/
Oteulin712/
Otelina712/
Hotalng712/
Hotelin712/
Othelin712/
Athelen711/
Ateling711/
Otiling711/
Outlenn711/
Ottelem711/
Otaling711/
Gatelen710/
Hotaling673,178/
Huotelin6741/
Atlen6727/
Atheling677/
Ostiling672/
Asteling671/
Othilien671/
Ostelind671/
Ottilien671/
Huteling671/
Gateling670/
Attelien670/

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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 Oteleng
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