Otieno Surname

928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otieno Surname User-submission:

Otieno is a Luo (River Lake Nilotes who live in East Africa) given to males born during the night. It is derived from the Luo word for 'night', which is otieno. The female variant for this name is Atieno. This has become a patronmic surname.

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Otieno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya547,6281:841
Sudan11,7601:3,190447
Tanzania6,2001:8,5391,126
Rwanda3,7211:3,054749
Uganda2,2071:17,6892,707
United States6201:584,61147,805
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
England1931:288,69522,251
United Arab Emirates1401:65,4456,155
Canada511:722,46357,796
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Botswana391:56,07510,323
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Iceland301:12,6701,147
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Sweden211:468,89333,666
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
France171:3,907,219231,005
Finland151:366,44725,366
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Djibouti91:101,659734
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Wales41:773,63329,106
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
China41:341,830,39216,990
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Otieno (152,331) may also be a first name.

Otieno Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Otieno is a Luo (River Lake Nilotes who live in East Africa) given to males born during the night. It is derived from the Luo word for 'night', which is otieno. The female variant for this name is Atieno. This has become a patronmic surname.

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Otieno is a surname from Luo tribe of Kenya and Tanzania, which means 'born at night'.

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Otieno Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Otieno Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Otieno (Russian: Отиено) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Otieno? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 928th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 12,713 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otieno reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Otieno is also the 6,892nd most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 152,331 people.

It is the most frequent last name in one country:Kenya, where 96 percent are found. This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 547,628 people, or 1 in 84. In Kenya Otieno is most prevalent in: Kisumu County, where 20 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 20 percent are found and Siaya County, where 18 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 88 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 2 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Otieno Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Otieno last name are 40.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Otieno earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 240.48% more than the national average, earning R 809,100 per year; in United States they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $43,897 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $53,993 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ottieno9210/
Otyieno922/
Otienoi921/
Ootieno921/
Ohtieno921/
Otiheno921/
Otienno921/
Otiengo921/
Otiengno867/
Othiieno864/
Othyieno861/
Othienno861/
Othienoa861/
Otihieno861/
Atieno83226,695/
Otyeno83655/
Oteino839/
Otiino831/
Otiena831/
Otyenoh774/
Atyieno774/
Othyeno773/
Astieno773/
Otiyono772/
Ahtieno772/
Atiheno772/
Othiena772/
Ottyeno771/
Atieino771/
Atienoi771/
Atienou771/
Atiengo771/
Aatieno771/
Otyengo771/
Attieno771/
Gotiena771/
Atienoj771/
Otiyongo71119/
Athiieno714/
Atthieno712/
Athienno712/
Athienoo711/
Otiyoyno711/
Athienoh711/
Athjieno711/
Athtieno711/
Atiengno711/
Atihieno711/
Attienou711/
Atyeno671,539/
Atiena675/
Atiino675/
Ateino673/
Otyina673/
Otyena671/

Otieno Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Otieno in the Russian language
Отиеноotieno-

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