Otiang Surname

231,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Otiang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otiang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,4511:26,9053,754
Kenya2701:171,03713,055
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Otiang (95) may also be a first name.

Otiang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otiang occurs most in Uganda. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otiang? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 231,164th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,166,693 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Otiang live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 95 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 1,451 people, or 1 in 26,905. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Nakapiripirit District, where 29 percent reside, Napak District, where 23 percent reside and Moroto District, where 21 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 15 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.

Otiang Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Othiang9213/
Gotiang921/
Ottiang921/
Otian91890/
Atiang834,629/
Otyang834,143/
Etiang832,584/
Otiong83317/
Utiang8353/
Ostian8326/
Gotian8323/
Hotian8314/
Othian836/
Otjian836/
Otihan835/
Outian832/
Outiane77239/
Houtian7736/
Athiang7732/
Gotiong7731/
Othyang7723/
Osztian7715/
Oustian7711/
Otianke779/
Atihang779/
Hothian779/
Otajian777/
Oithian775/
Gutiang774/
Etihang772/
Ethiang772/
Etian'g771/
Gotyang771/
Hoytian771/
Ahtiang771/
Uttiang771/
Hotiaan771/
Odtijan771/
Gottian771/
Goitian771/
Ettiang771/
Atian'g771/
Atian73891/
Otyan73264/
Otean73131/
Otiam7383/
Otion7350/
Gathiang719/
Ataiyang716/
Astiangh711/
Houstian711/
Gutijang711/
Eteiyang711/
Houtiong711/
Huitiang711/
Otoojian711/
Authiang711/
Outaijan711/
Atyang6717,383/
Athian674,089/
Attian67874/
Ationg67702/
Astian67448/
Etiong67312/
Gatian67190/
Atjang6756/
Otyong6754/
Hatian6751/
Autian6725/
Atioan6724/
Atjian6714/
Ostion6713/
Aztian6712/
Atiane678/
Atihan676/
Atiaan675/
Otione673/
Etjang673/
Gotyan673/
Atijan673/
Atiant672/
Ottion672/
Autthiang671/
Adtian671/
Hotean671/
Othiam671/
Otajon671/
Utiong671/
Atiahoung671/
Atiamg671/
Uotion671/
Otjyan671/
Otieon671/
Outhaijan671/

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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 Otiang
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