Otewe Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Otewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Otewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otewe is found most in The DR Congo. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Otewe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Otewe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Otewe reside; 87 percent reside in Central Africa and 87 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Otewe is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otewhe9132/
Otehwe9121/
Hotewe919/
Oteiwe912/
Ottewe911/
Othewe911/
Otewer911/
Ostewe911/
Otew898/
Outiewe831/
Atewe80569/
Otebe80238/
Otewa80187/
Otiwe8074/
Otowe8054/
Etewe8036/
Oteve8032/
Otawe804/
Oteiw801/
Utewe801/
Othew801/
Ottew800/
Ottewett770/
Oitebe7396/
Oteeva7348/
Utehwe7332/
Ottebe7328/
Ateweh7316/
Osteve735/
Otavee735/
Hotewa734/
Otebeh733/
Ateiwe732/
Otewyi731/
Utewhe731/
Hotawe731/
Atoewe731/
Outewa731/
Othewi731/
Ostewd731/
Etiewe731/
Eteiwe731/
Etewee731/
Atew6797/
Ottiwet6770/
Hottowe6735/
Gateweh6719/
Gathewe679/
Otiw676/
Hoteeva672/
Odtiwed672/
Hateiwe671/
Hotovee671/
Otiowei671/
Hotevey671/
Otyw671/
Otaibee671/
Gadtewe671/
Odtiwes671/
Ostiwes671/
Otiwech671/
Otteway670/

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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 Otewe
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