Otieni Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Otieni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Otieni (9) may also be a first name.
Otieni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otieni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Otieni is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Otieni? popularity and diffusion
The surname Otieni is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Otieni live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Otieni is also the 3,941,740th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 9 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Otieni is most prevalent in: Homa Bay County, where 50 percent live and Nairobi County, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Uganda, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otiengi | 92 | 95 | / |
| Otienyi | 92 | 5 | / |
| Otienoi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Otienio | 92 | 1 | / |
| Atieni | 83 | 12 | / |
| Otiini | 83 | 9 | / |
| Otiena | 83 | 1 | / |
| Otyeni | 83 | 1 | / |
| Outeini | 77 | 31 | / |
| Gotiene | 77 | 12 | / |
| Otyengi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Otyenyi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Othiena | 77 | 2 | / |
| Otienyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gotyeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atienoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atiengi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ottiini | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hotiene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gotienne | 71 | 15 | / |
| Houtiene | 71 | 10 | / |
| Othienoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atiene | 67 | 281 | / |
| Atiena | 67 | 5 | / |
| Atyeni | 67 | 4 | / |
| Otyene | 67 | 3 | / |
| Atiini | 67 | 2 | / |
| Atyini | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ateeni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atieny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ateini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otiine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otyena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houtienne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atjini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houttiene | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Otieni
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