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 borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential 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 prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 12,005,842 people. Otieng is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otieng are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Otieng is also the 769,375th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 144 people.
Otieng is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 487 people, or 1 in 94,825. In Kenya Otieng is primarily found in: Busia County, where 96 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 1 percent reside and Siaya County, where 1 percent reside. Beside Kenya Otieng is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent reside.
Otieng Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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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