Oteng Surname
Approximately 26,767 people bear this surname
Oteng Surname User-submission:
Oteng means 'winner of war' or 'God is here'.
Oteng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 23,691 | 1:1,141 | 181 |
| Botswana | 1,368 | 1:1,599 | 129 |
| Uganda | 817 | 1:47,784 | 5,863 |
| England | 279 | 1:199,706 | 17,470 |
| Kenya | 179 | 1:257,988 | 17,342 |
| United States | 150 | 1:2,416,393 | 148,665 |
| Indonesia | 103 | 1:1,283,973 | 89,572 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Oteng (9,746) may also be a first name.
Oteng Surname Meaning
Oteng Demographics
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Oteng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oteng Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oteng is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oteng? popularity and diffusion
It is the 20,430th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 272,259 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oteng live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oteng is also the 62,328th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 9,746 people.
The surname Oteng is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 23,691 people, or 1 in 1,141. Without taking into account Ghana Oteng occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.
Oteng Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Oteng last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Oteng earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 25.5% less than the national average, earning $32,144 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.81% less than the national average, earning $38,351 CAD per year.
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