Otieno Surname
Approximately 573,228 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameOtieno Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 547,628 | 1:84 | 1 |
| Sudan | 11,760 | 1:3,190 | 447 |
| Tanzania | 6,200 | 1:8,539 | 1,126 |
| Rwanda | 3,721 | 1:3,054 | 749 |
| Uganda | 2,207 | 1:17,689 | 2,707 |
| United States | 620 | 1:584,611 | 47,805 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| England | 193 | 1:288,695 | 22,251 |
| United Arab Emirates | 140 | 1:65,445 | 6,155 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Iceland | 30 | 1:12,670 | 1,147 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Djibouti | 9 | 1:101,659 | 734 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
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.
- deleted-184237Otieno is a surname from Luo tribe of Kenya and Tanzania, which means 'born at night'.
- oderaOtieno Demographics
Average Otieno Salary in
United States
$43,897 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Otieno Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otieno Come From? nationality or country of origin
Otieno (Russian: Отиено) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Otieno? popularity and diffusion
Otieno is the 928th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 12,713 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Otieno live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Otieno is also the 6,892nd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 152,331 people.
Otieno is the most commonly occurring surname in one country:Kenya, where 96 percent live. It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 547,628 people, or 1 in 84. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisumu County, where 20 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 20 percent live and Siaya County, where 18 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 88 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 2 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Otieno Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Otieno last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Otieno are 40.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.55% registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottieno | 92 | 10 | / |
| Otyieno | 92 | 2 | / |
| Otienoi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ootieno | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ohtieno | 92 | 1 | / |
| Otiheno | 92 | 1 | / |
| Otienno | 92 | 1 | / |
| Otiengo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Otiengno | 86 | 7 | / |
| Othiieno | 86 | 4 | / |
| Othyieno | 86 | 1 | / |
| Othienno | 86 | 1 | / |
| Othienoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Otihieno | 86 | 1 | / |
| Atieno | 83 | 226,695 | / |
| Otyeno | 83 | 655 | / |
| Oteino | 83 | 9 | / |
| Otiino | 83 | 1 | / |
| Otiena | 83 | 1 | / |
| Otyenoh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Atyieno | 77 | 4 | / |
| Othyeno | 77 | 3 | / |
| Astieno | 77 | 3 | / |
| Otiyono | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ahtieno | 77 | 2 | / |
| Atiheno | 77 | 2 | / |
| Othiena | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ottyeno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atieino | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atienoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atienou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atiengo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aatieno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Otyengo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Attieno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gotiena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atienoj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Otiyongo | 71 | 119 | / |
| Athiieno | 71 | 4 | / |
| Atthieno | 71 | 2 | / |
| Athienno | 71 | 2 | / |
| Athienoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Otiyoyno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Athienoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Athjieno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Athtieno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atiengno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atihieno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Attienou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atyeno | 67 | 1,539 | / |
| Atiena | 67 | 5 | / |
| Atiino | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ateino | 67 | 3 | / |
| Otyina | 67 | 3 | / |
| Otyena | 67 | 1 | / |
Otieno Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Otieno in the Russian language | ||
| Отиено | otieno | - |
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