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 last name Otewe occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Otewe.

How Common Is The Last Name Otewe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Otewe live; 87 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Excluding The DR Congo Otewe is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

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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