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
Otieni is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Otieni? popularity and diffusion
The surname Otieni is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Otieni reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Otieni is also the 3,941,740th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 9 people.
The surname Otieni is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Homa Bay County, where 50 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 50 percent are found. Barring Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 25 percent are found.
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
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- 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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