Otera Surname

451,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Otera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2491:185,46113,917
Uganda2391:163,34414,063
Nigeria1031:1,719,83363,088
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Japan531:2,412,15630,150
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
England31:18,572,686338,250
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Otera (142) may also be a first name.

Otera Last Name Facts

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

Otera is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otera? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 451,199th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 9,678,016 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Otera live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 36 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Otera is also the 775,413th most frequently used given name in the world, held by 142 people.

Otera is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 249 people, or 1 in 185,461. In Kenya Otera is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 44 percent reside, Kisii County, where 24 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 22 percent reside. Besides Kenya it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 32 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.

Otera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Otera has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Otera last name grew 1,967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Otera Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Otera surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Otera earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 21.31% more than the national average, earning $27,539,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 11.1% less than the national average, earning $38,359 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gotera913,625/
Hotera91899/
Ostera91399/
Oterai91231/
Othera9152/
Oteera9127/
Otiera916/
Oterga912/
Outera912/
Ohtera911/
Otoera911/
Oteroa911/
Oterra911/
Oterah911/
Oteras910/
Goterra83350/
Ochtera83208/
Otteraa8335/
Goteira8332/
Osteraa8311/
Outerga839/
Osteras833/
Gothera832/
Hostera832/
Osthera831/
Hoteraa831/
Otierea831/
Oteirea831/
Otehera831/
Outeira831/
Otteray830/
Otero80179,681/
Oteri804,035/
Otara803,847/
Atera80993/
Otira80687/
Otora80294/
Etera80232/
Utera80122/
Otere80120/
Otery804/
Osteraas7787/
Osterath7738/
Gotereau7716/
Gotterra775/
Gouthera773/
Osterhas771/
Osterhat771/
Oteeraja771/
Otherach770/
Gatera7329,525/
Oteros73831/
Otarra73732/
Ottero73370/
Osteri73294/
Autera73256/
Ottery73247/
Hutera73229/
Ostero73192/
Oteiro73177/
Othero73156/
Uterga73138/
Hotere73135/
Othira73113/
Hatera73105/
Oterio7377/
Othora7373/
Hotero7370/
Atiera7356/
Etaera7340/
Otiora7338/
Oteire7334/
Aterah7332/
Goteri7331/
Gutera7331/
Gotero7330/
Utiera7328/
Astera7328/
Othere7323/
Otarah7322/
Ateera7321/
Ettera7320/
Ataera7320/
Aterea7320/
Oterro7317/
Ethera7317/
Otteri7316/
Otaray7314/
Oterry7313/
Athera7313/
Otiere7313/
Ostere7312/
Oterhe7312/
Otieri7311/
Otirai7311/
Eterai7310/
Outero738/
Hotira738/
Uttera737/
Hotara737/
Ottara737/
Otaira737/
Oterot737/
Uterah737/
Ateraa737/
Othara736/
Oetara736/
Ateray735/
Ostery735/
Uterra735/
Gotere735/
Eteura735/
Eteraj734/
Aterai734/
Oteroz734/
Uteray734/
Uthera734/
Hetera733/
Oterie733/
Eterea733/
Ootero732/
O'Tero732/
Oteero732/
Attera732/
Gotira732/
Ateira732/
Otarai732/
Outira732/
Otaero731/
Oteris731/
Otetro731/
Ottira731/
Ooteri731/
Ateara731/
Aterat731/
Aterza731/
Atetra731/
Uitera731/
Aterga731/
Oterri731/
Eterah731/
Ohtero731/
Oteari731/
Hotora731/
Ostira731/
Oteeri731/
Oteiri731/
Oteryo731/
Otiray731/
Outere731/
Oetero731/
Uterai731/
Uteras731/
Eutera731/
Atehra731/
Hoteri731/
Otaara731/
Otehri731/
Otorah731/
Otheri731/
Otiero731/
Aterra731/
Gotery730/
Osterhaus711,450/
Osterrath7130/
Osterhaut7115/
Osterhaud712/
Goutereau711/
Otterhead710/
Outeiro671,710/
Gottero67907/
Hosteri67756/
Gattera67255/
Osterer67239/
Ottieri67105/
Osterop6783/
Gotteri6782/
Osterod6779/
Hustera6778/
Austera6773/
Aterrai6773/
Atheras6767/
Ochtyra6762/
Guterra6756/
Hotaira6755/
Uuttera6751/
Ostereh6749/
Gathera6745/
Osteriz6745/
Atterai6744/
Otterer6734/
Hautera6733/
Otahara6731/
Atheera6727/
Otaraha6727/
Osterhaudt6726/
Osteros6725/
Huttera6718/
Hateira6718/
Oiteiro6718/
Gateera6718/
Outerio6715/
Asterat6715/
Atheray6714/
Uteiray6714/
Guttera6714/
Oosterhaus6712/
Guthera6711/
Outaira6710/
Outerie679/
Ozteriz679/
Asteray679/
Gateira678/
Asthera678/
Otteros678/
Ateraha678/
Huutera678/
Otteryd678/
Atierah678/
Houtara677/
Hohteri677/
Ateerat676/
Hoterio676/
Ottered675/
Asteras674/
Goteiro674/
Asterra673/
Hattera673/
Uteraja673/
Atterga673/
Ateraya673/
Hateray673/
Atteras673/
Otteiro673/
Otiraya672/
Ottiero672/
Hettera672/
Ottiere672/
Atherah672/
Otheris672/
Ottorha672/
Hateras672/
Hoterge672/
Osteris672/
Otterøy672/
O'Terry671/
Otteiri671/
Ozteris671/
Oittara671/
Oosterhais671/
Heterah671/
Hotteri671/
Houterhaus671/
Etteera671/
Gothere671/
Gottery671/
Atierza671/
Otterio671/
Hostero671/
Hotarah671/
Hoetora671/
Ottarra671/
Othieri671/
Oztirat671/
Outarra671/
Outeare671/
Outerou671/
Outirza671/
Oshtere671/
Oitarau671/
Uterrah671/
Gaterau671/
Gottere671/
Gouteri671/
Goutery671/
Goitero671/
Guteera671/
Guteira671/
Euteras671/
Atheira671/
Atehera671/
Aterraz671/
Osteret671/
Aterait671/
Otehery671/
Oterehe671/
Osteiro671/
Oteiros671/
Ahteera671/
Athiera671/
Ousterhaut670/
Hoterer670/
Ostterhaus670/
Osterhaust670/
Ateraus670/
Hottero670/
Gothery670/
Houtora670/

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