Otewa Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Otewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 85 | 1:543,293 | 26,596 |
| Benin | 67 | 1:154,263 | 15,890 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
Otewa (14) may also be a first name.
Otewa Demographics
Otewa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Otewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Otewa occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Otewa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,239,697th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Otewa reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Otewa is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 14 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 543,293. In Kenya Otewa is most prevalent in: Migori County, where 89 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 5 percent live and Kisumu County, where 5 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 36 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.
Otewa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Otewa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Otewa
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