Otiaka Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otiaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otiaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Otiaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otiaka is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Otiaka.

How Common Is The Last Name Otiaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Otiaka is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Otiaka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Otiaka live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya Otiaka is most numerous in: Busia County, where 64 percent live, Vihiga County, where 29 percent live and Kiambu County, where 7 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 40 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Otiaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Otiaka last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gotiaka922/
Otiakah921/
Etiaka83277/
Otyaka8371/
Atiaka8336/
Otioka831/
Ettiaka779/
Atiakai772/
Astiaka772/
Atiakah771/
Ostjaka771/
Etiaaka771/
Gathiaka71466/
Otayokha7142/
Hostioka711/
Atiako67587/
Otoijakhi6739/
Otojiakhi6731/
Atyaka6723/
Otogiakhi6713/
Utiake6712/
Otogiakhe6712/
Atiake678/
Oteoka674/
Otioko673/
Otioki672/
Otiace671/
Houtiaker671/

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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 Otiaka
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