Otia Surname

185,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Kiribati

Otia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda8191:47,6675,848
Cameroon8091:25,6733,495
Congo2051:24,3372,665
Nigeria1681:1,054,42144,098
Kenya1331:347,21720,627
Philippines641:1,581,847107,292
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
India91:85,229,487684,495
Kiribati91:12,601393
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Otia (193) may also be a first name.

Otia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otia (Georgian: ოტია, Oriya: ଓତିଆ) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Otia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 185,040th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,180,945 people. The surname Otia is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Otia live; 47 percent live in Central Africa and 47 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 653,740th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 193 people.

The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 819 people, or 1 in 47,667. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Oyam District, where 45 percent are found, Apac District, where 11 percent are found and Lira District, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 35 percent are found and The Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Otia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Otia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Otia last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Otia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ostia893,105/
Gotia89389/
Ottia89375/
Otija89348/
Hotia8965/
Otiah8959/
Outia8944/
Otias8944/
Otiha894/
Othia893/
Otiea892/
Otiay892/
Oitia892/
Otiaa891/
Otiap891/
Otiaz891/
Otiad891/
Goitia8013,677/
Goytia803,924/
Hostia801,546/
Hotija801,203/
Houtia80453/
Hotiah80258/
Gothia8097/
Gotiea8048/
Gotiay8013/
Gottia809/
Goutia808/
Otojia803/
Otuiya802/
Othias802/
Otijja802/
Osthia801/
Hotias801/
Ostias801/
Oteiya801/
Outhia801/
Outtia801/
Oithia801/
Otagia801/
Otayia801/
Ottiah801/
Outiat801/
Otuhia801/
Otiayi801/
Hothia801/
Atia7585,771/
Utia753,445/
Etia751,161/
Otea75747/
Otio75674/
Otya7566/
Otja756/
Hottias7330/
Goittia7324/
Goithia7313/
Gouthia7310/
Gotijah7310/
Outoiya739/
Gotijay737/
Hoteyia732/
Hostias732/
Houtiat731/
Attia67216,076/
Atiah678,832/
Hotea672,987/
Atiaa672,339/
Atiea671,302/
Hatia671,169/
Atias67808/
Astia67366/
Gatia67337/
Athia67332/
Utiah67281/
Gotya67179/
Hotya67161/
Ostio67149/
Hetia67145/
Hutia67126/
Ettia67121/
Atija67119/
Etiah67116/
Utija6789/
Gutia6785/
Ottio6765/
Atiat6760/
Ustia6754/
Ottea6748/
Adtia6738/
Uttia6737/
Atiha6731/
Autia6728/
Ethia6723/
Otijo6723/
Aatia6722/
Atiap6715/
Otyaa6713/
Gothijay6712/
Utiat6711/
Otiho679/
Hotja679/
Ostía677/
Otioh676/
Ahtia676/
Othea675/
Șotea675/
Óstia675/
Hotio675/
Atiae674/
Utiha674/
Utjia674/
Gotio674/
Aetia673/
Otieo673/
Atiaz673/
Uitia672/
Etija672/
Otios672/
Oteha672/
Utias672/
Ottya672/
Othio672/
Uthia672/
Atgia671/
Atiad671/
Hoitaiia671/
Oteea671/
Ostîa671/
Otiot671/
Àttia671/
Eutia671/
Etiha671/
Hoichtia671/
Atiay671/
Otjai671/
Oytea671/
Ootea670/

Otia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Otia in the Oriya language
ଓତିଆoti'a-
Otia in the Georgian language
ოტიაotia88.89
ოთიაotia11.11

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Otia
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