Otiala Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otiala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otiala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1451:318,48219,707
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Otiala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otiala occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otiala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Otiala is the 1,194,481st most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otiala are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Otiala is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 318,482. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 59 percent live, Vihiga County, where 37 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 3 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Otiala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Otiala last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otihala922/
Hotihala864/
Otiali8373/
Atiala8321/
Otyala838/
Otiola832/
Etiala831/
Atiahla7793/
Ahtiala7775/
Gotyala7720/
Atialla776/
Otioola775/
Ottiola772/
Hutiala771/
Ettiala771/
Gotiale771/
Athiala771/
Othialo771/
Hotyala771/
Atialia771/
Etialla771/
Atihalla7134/
Huhtiala716/
Athiahla715/
Atiallah714/
Atiaalla711/
Attialah711/
Attiahla711/
Hotiales711/
Atyala67421/
Atiola67100/
Utialo6746/
Oteali6719/
Atiali6710/
Etiola678/
Otyola677/
Attiallah677/
Atialo675/
Atiale675/
Otioli674/
Otyale673/
Atihallah673/
Otiolo673/
Attiaalla672/
Utiale672/
Utiola671/
Atieallah671/
Utyala671/
Attihalah671/
Atih'alla671/
Atjala671/
Otyali671/
Atialy671/

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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 Otiala
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