Otiambo Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otiambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Otiambo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2131:216,80715,399
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Otiambo Demographics

Otiambo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Otiambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otiambo has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Otiambo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Otiambo is the 1,129,067th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. Otiambo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Otiambo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 216,807. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 52 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 24 percent live and Nyamira County, where 23 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Otiambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Otiambo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Othiambo93116/
Odthiambo884/
Atiambo862/
Utiambo861/
Athiambo80382/
Atiambou8065/
Attiambou7538/
Adthiambo753/
Hatiamboi752/
Atiambouh751/
Atiamba715/
Atyambo711/
Atianbou677/
Gotyombo671/
Astiamba671/
Ethiamba671/
Ateombo571/
Ateambah5333/
Gotyomba5311/
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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 Otiambo
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