Otieka Surname
Approximately 278 people bear this surname
Otieka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 227 | 1:203,436 | 14,736 |
| Uganda | 51 | 1:765,476 | 37,015 |
Otieka (58) may also be a first name.
Otieka Demographics
Otieka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Otieka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otieka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Otieka occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Otieka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 942,947th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otieka are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Otieka is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 58 people.
The last name Otieka is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 203,436. In Kenya Otieka is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 97 percent are found, Busia County, where 2 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 18 percent are found.
Otieka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Otieka last name is principally Christian (80%) in Kenya.
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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 Otieka
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