Oteta Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Oteta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 132 | 1:1,341,991 | 52,761 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kiribati | 1 | 1:113,407 | 1,341 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Oteta (35) may also be a first name.
Oteta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oteta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oteta occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oteta? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oteta is the 1,235,409th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Oteta live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oteta is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 35 people.
The surname Oteta is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 1,341,991. In Nigeria Oteta is primarily found in: Benue, where 75 percent live, Delta, where 12 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.
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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 Oteta
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