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
Otewa is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Otewa.
How Common Is The Last Name Otewa? popularity and diffusion
Otewa is the 1,239,697th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. This surname 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 frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 14 people.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 543,293. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Migori County, where 89 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 5 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 36 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.
Otewa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly 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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