Otija Surname
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Otija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 337 | 1:115,844 | 11,167 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
Otija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Otija is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Otija? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 804,502nd most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otija reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 337 people, or 1 in 115,844. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Soroti District, where 38 percent reside, Amuria District, where 20 percent reside and Serere District, where 19 percent reside. Not including Uganda Otija is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Otija
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