Oteny Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Oteny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Oteny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oteny Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oteny is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oteny? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oteny is the 3,798,600th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Oteny is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oteny live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 1,501,511. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Katakwi District, where 35 percent are found, Kaberamaido District, where 31 percent are found and Soroti District, where 31 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Oteny
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