Otemo Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otemo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2541:181,81113,664
Uganda1471:265,57319,326
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Otemo (15) may also be a first name.

Otemo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otemo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otemo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 694,796th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Otemo reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Otemo is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 15 people.

The last name Otemo is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 181,811. In Kenya Otemo is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 34 percent live, Nairobi County, where 32 percent live and Vihiga County, where 32 percent live. Outside of Kenya Otemo exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 35 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Otemo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (89%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ottemo91102/
Otiemo912/
Otomo8042,308/
Otema808,372/
Atemo802,188/
Etemo80161/
Otimo8052/
Otamo8046/
Utemo801/
Atiemo735,546/
Oetomo733,425/
Ottema73382/
Otiema73268/
Eteimo73212/
Ohtomo73195/
Hotema73112/
Ostema73101/
Ottimo7357/
Hotomo7356/
Otomoh7348/
Otomoo7342/
Astemo7327/
Ottomo7324/
Etiemo7323/
Ethemo7323/
Hotimo7321/
Otimoh7320/
Otiomo7319/
Atemou7318/
Gatemo7314/
Ootomo7312/
Hatemo7310/
Otyomo739/
Hotamo737/
Otemaa737/
Outomo736/
Otimos736/
Ettemo736/
Ateumo735/
Otemah733/
Athemo733/
Attemo733/
Otimoi733/
Ottamo733/
Oteema732/
Otomou732/
Oteima732/
Atemop732/
Atemoh732/
Gutemo731/
Autemo731/
Atehmo731/
Eteamo731/
Otimou731/
Gotema731/
Otemma731/
Otommo731/
Oitamo731/
Otemga731/
Otimoa731/
Ostimo730/
Hoetomo67733/
Oostema67233/
Hautemo6759/
Hoytema6755/
Attemou6729/
Atiemoh6725/
Hoitema6725/
Houtema676/
Etteumo674/
Athemou671/
Ethemou671/
Goutema671/
Otemmah671/
Hatemou671/
Gottema671/
Ottemad671/
Atehmoh671/

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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
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  • 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 Otemo
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