Otianya Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otianya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otianya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Otianya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otianya is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otianya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Otianya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otianya are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,848,325. In Kenya Otianya is most common in: Kakamega County, where 75 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 8 percent are found and Busia County, where 8 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent are found and Uganda, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otiana9223/
Otiany921/
Otyanya867/
Etianya861/
Otian83890/
Atiana77316/
Etiana7753/
Atiany7734/
Itiana7723/
Otiony7719/
Aotian7713/
Otiano7712/
Utiana7711/
Otiani774/
Outian772/
Oatchanya752/
Outiane71239/
Atianyi7195/
Ahtiana7166/
Yatiana7144/
Yetiana7144/
Yutiana7120/
Utianah7114/
Atianna7113/
Oshinya7112/
Otionye717/
Youtian716/
Occiana714/
Etianwa714/
Ishanya714/
Etianyi712/
Yaotian712/
Oshanya711/
Aotiony711/
Eotiony711/
Atianua711/
Yoatian711/
Oshiana711/
Atiania711/
Atian67891/
Oshinaya67209/
Oshionya67140/
Etian6785/
Yotchana6763/
Ioyatian6755/
Utian6755/
Otion6750/
Yoshiana6737/
Itian6725/
Ahtianah6713/
Outchana675/
Atchanya674/
Oshienya673/
Oshinoya673/
Atchiana672/
Oshineya672/
Otionaye671/
Oshaniya671/
Otiawain671/
Yow Tian671/
Yutianah671/
Oshainya671/
Yetianwa671/
Ouw Tian671/
Hastiania631/
Ateanea574/
Atyanja571/
Atianjoh53115/
Gutianjo5328/

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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 Otianya
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