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

The last name Otera is most common in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Otera? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 249 people, or 1 in 185,461. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 44 percent live, Kisii County, where 24 percent live and Vihiga County, where 22 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 32 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Otera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Otera has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Otera last name expanded 1,967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Otera Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Otera last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the 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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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Otera
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