Othow Surname

202,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Othow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Othow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Kenya2031:227,48715,979
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
United States271:13,424,405494,117
South Sudan161:713,442947
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Othow (1,519) may also be a first name.

Othow Last Name Facts

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

Othow is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Othow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Othow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 202,451st most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,542,803 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Othow are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Othow is also the 199,209th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 1,519 people.

The surname is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Without taking into account Ethiopia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 10 percent live and Sudan, where 2 percent live.

Othow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Othow last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Othow earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.67% less than the national average, earning $30,348 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Othowa91689/
Hothow9119/
Othtow911/
Otow8918/
Otowa801,177/
Ottow80778/
Athow80162/
Gotow8056/
Ostow8056/
Otowe8054/
Uthow8050/
Hotow8016/
Outow805/
Ethow804/
Otuow803/
Otouw801/
Othaw801/
Othowowa7784/
Hotowa73167/
Osthof73163/
Ottowa7370/
Atthow7350/
Hottow734/
Ostows732/
Osthov731/
Euthow731/
Othoub731/
Othova731/
Oustow731/
Gothof731/
Athowe731/
Othoff730/
Hootow730/
Othowhowa711/
Othohwowa711/
Osthoff672,218/
Otov67182/
Oosthof67123/
Atthowe67112/
Etow6780/
Otaw6752/
Otob6738/
Hottowe6735/
Gotthof6717/
Outhoff6717/
Utow6715/
Otthoff678/
Otuw677/
Atow676/
Oithoff671/

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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 Othow
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