Oteng Surname

20,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Oteng Surname User-submission:

Oteng means 'winner of war' or 'God is here'.

Oteng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana23,6911:1,141181
Botswana1,3681:1,599129
Uganda8171:47,7845,863
England2791:199,70617,470
Kenya1791:257,98817,342
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Indonesia1031:1,283,97389,572
Canada491:751,95159,756
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
France111:6,038,429280,838
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Oteng (9,746) may also be a first name.

Oteng Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Oteng means 'winner of war' or 'God is here'.

- oteng.emmanuel

Oteng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oteng occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oteng? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 20,430th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 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 prevalent first name on earth, held by 9,746 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 23,691 people, or 1 in 1,141. Apart from Ghana this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 5 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Oteng Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Oteng are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otieng91607/
Goteng91324/
Osteng9159/
Otteng9128/
Otheng915/
Hoteng914/
Oiteng912/
Oteeng911/
Oten'g911/
Oten891,224/
Otng892/
Othoeng8395/
Houteng8344/
Hosteng8327/
Othieng833/
Gotengc831/
Gotteng831/
Otien'g831/
Otten8031,267/
Eteng8015,401/
Oceng806,313/
Ateng805,848/
Osten803,049/
Outen802,060/
Oting801,795/
Ooten801,297/
Othen80627/
Hoten80333/
Uteng80271/
Goten80174/
Oseng80137/
Otien80105/
Ozten8088/
Otend8017/
Oteen8012/
Otuen807/
Uoten804/
Otoen802/
Oyten801/
Gotng801/
Otenn800/
Otthoeng7757/
Hothaeng774/
Outhueng772/
Ong75438,303/
Otn7517/
Hooten735,928/
Osteen735,874/
Ocheng733,994/
Outten732,766/
Hosten731,892/
Otting731,624/
Osting731,302/
Oosten731,119/
Houten731,085/
Hotten73328/
Otiong73317/
Hoting73305/
Atteng73269/
Goting73242/
Oisten73205/
Guteng73157/
Atieng73122/
Ouseng7392/
Gotten7391/
Outing7378/
Hoiten7365/
Otyong7354/
Atheng7347/
Ousten7340/
Hateng7330/
Ohsten7324/
Hoseng7323/
Etteng7320/
Gouten7318/
Gateng7318/
Ochten7315/
Ostend7315/
Ostten7315/
Odting7313/
Gotenc7312/
Ateung7311/
Outhen7311/
Osseng7310/
Ouceng7310/
Ostenc739/
Utieng739/
Hoyten738/
Gohten738/
Heteng736/
Ottien736/
Osieng735/
Oysten734/
Hothen734/
Ostenn734/
Etheng734/
Etieng734/
Hotien734/
Utteng733/
Othien733/
Ahteng733/
Gooten732/
Oeting732/
Othing732/
Otenne732/
Otthen732/
Ottäng732/
Oetnng731/
Ooteen731/
Hodten731/
Hoşten731/
Otienė731/
Outuen731/
O'Seng731/
Godten731/
Adteng731/
Aten'g731/
Atueng731/
Etengg731/
Ooseng731/
Auteng731/
Gojten731/
Huteng731/
Ottenn730/
Goiten730/
Ottent730/
Ossten730/
Outien730/
Hong674,544,123/
Gong673,884,206/
Ocen6749,466/
Uong6710,751/
Aten676,724/
Oosting673,539/
Oung673,256/
Oetting672,442/
Otin672,380/
Osen671,978/
O'Steen67831/
Hoiting67821/
Gotting67399/
Oing67370/
Eung67310/
Hotting67269/
Oong67251/
Otem67210/
Houting67193/
Housten67139/
Hosteen67123/
Hoeting67120/
Austeng6763/
Ostteen6738/
Hatoeng6736/
Oşen6736/
Hutengs6734/
Gotiong6731/
Ongs6729/
Athieng6728/
Otenova6724/
Atengue6723/
Ongg6719/
Houceng6719/
Ongk6716/
Ðong6714/
Otín6714/
Outting6712/
Hoisten6712/
Ottingh6711/
Otyn6711/
Hoyting6710/
Ongh679/
Heuteng679/
Uttueng679/
Hatteng678/
Otne678/
Osng675/
Attieng675/
Goiting675/
Ottings675/
Ongt675/
Hosting674/
Ohng674/
Hocheng673/
Oosteen673/
Hootten673/
Hataeng673/
O'Ng673/
Atng673/
Ojng673/
Hooteen672/
Ottn672/
Ochtend672/
Outn672/
Houseng672/
Omng672/
Outteen671/
Onng671/
Ossteen671/
Oisteen671/
Oostngh671/
Hothing671/
Hoosten671/
Godting671/
Gotn671/
Otennne671/
Hotn671/
Onkg671/
Ostenne671/
Osengue671/
Ochenng671/
Gauteng671/
Goutten671/
Gutteng671/
Eouting671/
Etienng671/
Etng671/
Hostenc671/
Huiteng671/
Oidting671/
Otnc671/
Otnd671/
Otnk671/
Otnx671/
Oudting671/
Ongc671/
Odthing671/
Uotn671/
Utng671/
Gooting671/
Gouting670/
Hooting670/
Outhien670/
Ochting670/
Houtten670/
Houthen670/
Goyting670/
Oitting670/
Goitten670/

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