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 is most common in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Otieka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 942,947th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. The last name Otieka occurs predominantly 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 commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 58 people.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 203,436. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 97 percent live, Busia County, where 2 percent live and Nairobi County, where 0 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 18 percent live.
Otieka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (80%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis