Othoway Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Somalia

Othoway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Othoway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Othoway (4) may also be a first name.

Othoway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Othoway is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Othoway? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Othoway live; 33 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Othoway is also the 6,192,526th most common first name globally, held by 4 people.

Othoway is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. Without taking into account Kenya Othoway occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Othowa92689/
Otoway920/
Othowaa86195/
Ottoway86158/
Otowa831,177/
Hathoway8037/
Hotheway800/
Hothaway800/
Othawa77294/
Hotowa77167/
Hotowy77111/
Ottowa7770/
Gotowy7769/
Otuowa7754/
Atoway7728/
Othawy774/
Otahwa773/
Otaway772/
Othova771/
Othuwa771/
Athowy771/
Ottaway712,953/
Hottowy7130/
Hatoway7130/
Outouwa7127/
Ottovay717/
Gotowai714/
Otuowye713/
Othaviy713/
Athaway712/
Othawaa711/
Othobai711/
Othouba711/
Gottowy711/
Othobha711/
Othawai711/
Otuwaya711/
Autoway711/
Attoway710/
Otteway710/
Oitaway710/
Hathaway6730,965/
Otawa673,910/
Etowa671,189/
Hatheway671,056/
Otoba67437/
Atowa67352/
Otova67218/
Otaby67199/
Otewa67187/
Otuwa67141/
Otowe6754/
Utowa6743/
Gotovaya6720/
Gathaway677/
Hatahway674/
Hattoway674/
Ahtheway673/
Atthaway672/
Hotteway672/
Otuowaji672/
Gothaviy671/
Hetheway671/
Hotowacz671/
Othabiya671/
Othawach671/
Hathowey670/
Huthaway670/
Gattoway670/

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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 Othoway
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