Otieng Surname
Approximately 607 people bear this surname
Otieng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 487 | 1:94,825 | 8,426 |
| Uganda | 120 | 1:325,327 | 21,922 |
Otieng (144) may also be a first name.
Otieng Demographics
Otieng Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Otieng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otieng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Otieng is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Otieng? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 532,232nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 12,005,842 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otieng live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 769,375th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 144 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 487 people, or 1 in 94,825. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Busia County, where 96 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 1 percent are found and Siaya County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent are found.
Otieng Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) 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 Otieng
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