Oteyo Surname

485,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oteyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oteyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6731:68,6186,545
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Oteyo (132) may also be a first name.

Oteyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oteyo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oteyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 485,771st most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oteyo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 807,735th most common forename in the world, borne by 132 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 673 people, or 1 in 68,618. In Kenya Oteyo is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 20 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Oteyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Oteyo last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otey893,572/
Oeyo891/
Otoyo802,775/
Ottey802,100/
Ateyo80288/
Otuyo80234/
Oteyi80186/
Otiyo80136/
Otayo80101/
Oteya8057/
Gotey8021/
Eteyo8017/
Oteyu8015/
Othey8013/
Hotey8012/
Ostey8011/
Oseyo807/
Outey807/
Oteye806/
Otejo806/
O'Tey805/
Oteyh803/
Otiey802/
Goeyo801/
Uoeyo801/
Oetey800/
Otheyoth774/
Oey752,916/
Oyieyo73453/
Goutey73148/
Oetoyo73147/
Gothey73107/
Outhey7374/
Otoyoh7342/
Goteya7339/
Ocheyo7339/
Ottoey7327/
Otuoyo7326/
Osieyo7325/
Hostey7324/
Hoteyi7310/
Hothey738/
Outayo737/
Gottey736/
Odtayo734/
Oytayo733/
Otioyo732/
Houtey732/
Atheyo732/
Otayot731/
Eteyoh731/
Otoyuo731/
Etteyo731/
Oetayo731/
Gotejo731/
Hottey731/
Othayo731/
Oustey731/
Oseyou731/
Gotayo731/
Atteyo731/
Otiyot731/
O'Tayo731/
Ateyoh731/
Ottoyo731/
Otoeye731/
Othoyo731/
Otayio731/
Goytey731/
Hotiyo731/
Osteye730/
Hootey730/
Hoey6714,410/
Otay672,110/
Otei671,200/
Otou671,089/
Otie67831/
Otea67747/
Otee67715/
Atey67553/
Otue67480/
Otoa67435/
Goey67410/
Otoi67406/
Aoyo67377/
Otoy67339/
Oteu67235/
Otye67214/
Etey67203/
Oehy67180/
Otoe67138/
Oeya6776/
Ouyo6750/
Osteyee6746/
Oteuova6743/
Otão6738/
Ohey6733/
Otae6732/
Utey6722/
Aeyo6715/
Oejo6710/
Gotheye679/
Oeye677/
Hoetoyo676/
Gateiyo675/
Utoeyoh673/
Hothayo673/
Oeou673/
Gouttey672/
Ooey672/
Otej672/
Oeyd672/
Otayoth671/
Houteye671/
Uteyova671/
Otuy671/
Hothiyo671/
Otoî671/
Oeoe671/
Gothayo671/
Gothiyo671/
Gouthey671/
Atteyou671/
Oeyp671/
Goteyee671/
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
  • 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 Oteyo
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