Othaniel Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Othaniel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Othaniel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2191:808,87136,014
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Othaniel (669) may also be a first name.

Othaniel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Othaniel occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Othaniel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 993,593rd most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Othaniel live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Othaniel is also the 320,785th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 669 people.

Othaniel is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 808,871. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Taraba, where 73 percent reside, Adamawa, where 11 percent reside and Benue, where 11 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 14 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otaniel93342/
Othanel933/
Athaniel88121/
Othoniel8859/
Otheniel883/
Othaneil881/
Othaniyal824/
Athaniell821/
Ostanel80131/
Ataniel80102/
Otoniel8080/
Athanel804/
Athanil802/
Etaniel801/
Othenel801/
Athanael75565/
Atheniel7545/
Ottoniel7517/
Athanail7512/
Hotoniel751/
Hataniel751/
Otteniel751/
Etheniel751/
Hathanel751/
Otonel7113/
Utanil7110/
Etanil714/
Atanil714/
Otenel714/
Atanel712/
Atanielle711/
Eettaniel711/
Otónel711/
Athenel67131/
Atanael67100/
Guthanl672/
Athenil671/
Atanoel671/
Utagnel671/
Atangel671/
Otenell671/

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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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  • 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 Othaniel
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