Otia Surname
Approximately 2,291 people bear this surname
Otia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 819 | 1:47,667 | 5,848 |
| Cameroon | 809 | 1:25,673 | 3,495 |
| Congo | 205 | 1:24,337 | 2,665 |
| Nigeria | 168 | 1:1,054,421 | 44,098 |
| Kenya | 133 | 1:347,217 | 20,627 |
| Philippines | 64 | 1:1,581,847 | 107,292 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Kiribati | 9 | 1:12,601 | 393 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Otia (193) may also be a first name.
Otia Demographics
Otia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Otia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Otia (Georgian: ოტია, Oriya: ଓତିଆ) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Otia? popularity and diffusion
Otia is the 185,040th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,180,945 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Otia are found; 47 percent are found in Central Africa and 47 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Otia is also the 653,740th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 193 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 819 people, or 1 in 47,667. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Oyam District, where 45 percent live, Apac District, where 11 percent live and Lira District, where 8 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 35 percent live and The Congo, where 9 percent live.
Otia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Otia has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Otia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Otia surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Otia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Otia in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓତିଆ | oti'a | - |
| Otia in the Georgian language | ||
| ოტია | otia | 88.89 |
| ოთია | otia | 11.11 |
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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
- 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 Otia
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