Oteyi Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oteyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oteyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1811:978,68941,594
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Oteyi (27) may also be a first name.

Oteyi Last Name Facts

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

Oteyi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oteyi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,244,200th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oteyi reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oteyi is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used given name in the world, held by 27 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 978,689. In Nigeria Oteyi is primarily found in: Rivers, where 48 percent live, Cross River, where 18 percent live and Benue, where 17 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Oteyi is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoteyi9110/
Otey893,572/
Otei891,200/
Ottey802,100/
Hotei80699/
Oteyo80684/
Otayi8097/
Otoyi8061/
Oteya8057/
Ateyi8049/
Gotey8021/
Oteyu8015/
Othey8013/
Oteji8013/
Hotey8012/
Ostey8011/
Outey807/
Oteye806/
O'Tey805/
Oteiz804/
Oteyh803/
Otiey802/
Gotei802/
Odtei801/
Oteii801/
Oteis801/
Otyia801/
Oteit801/
Otuyi801/
Outei801/
Hoteit73610/
Goutey73148/
Gothey73107/
Outhey7374/
Goteya7339/
Ottoey7327/
Hostey7324/
Goteji7314/
Hothey738/
Gotayi737/
Gottey736/
Oteish734/
Houtey732/
Gojtei732/
Hotayi732/
Otayio731/
Goytey731/
Hottey731/
Oystei731/
Outayi731/
Otoeye731/
Gotoyi731/
Ootoyi731/
Othayi731/
Ateyit731/
Gateyi731/
Outoyi731/
Oustey731/
Ottoyi731/
Houtei731/
Hoteia731/
Ateuyi731/
Outeid731/
Otthei731/
Ateeyi731/
Hootey730/
Osteye730/
Otai674,643/
Otay672,110/
Atei671,752/
Otie67831/
Otea67747/
Otee67715/
Atey67553/
Otue67480/
Otoi67406/
Otoy67339/
Oteu67235/
Otye67214/
Otui67148/
Otoe67138/
Osteyee6746/
Otae6732/
Gotheye679/
Houteit676/
Atteyih676/
Hotayit675/
Gouttey672/
Otej672/
Gouthey671/
Goteyee671/
Houteye671/
Otuy671/
OStooyi671/
Hosttey670/

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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
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  • 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 Oteyi
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