Otimo Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya211:2,199,04336,489
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Otimo (49) may also be a first name.

Otimo Last Name Facts

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

Otimo occurs most in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Otimo.

How Common Is The Last Name Otimo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Otimo are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 49 people.

The surname Otimo is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,199,043. In Kenya Otimo is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 43 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 43 percent are found and Busia County, where 5 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Otimo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ottimo9157/
Hotimo9121/
Otimoh9120/
Otiomo9119/
Otimos916/
Otimoi913/
Otiemo912/
Otimou911/
Otimoa911/
Ostimo910/
Otima801,042/
Otemo80425/
Atimo80304/
Otumo80125/
Etimo8062/
Utimo805/
Átimo801/
Atiemo735,546/
Hotima731,152/
Otiema73268/
Eteimo73212/
Ottemo73102/
Atiomo7398/
Otimah7386/
Attimo7365/
Atimoh7356/
Otioma7350/
Atimou7341/
Atimos7340/
Gatimo7338/
Eutimo7323/
Etiemo7323/
Ataimo7311/
Atimmo7310/
Athimo7310/
Otyomo739/
Ostima738/
Utoimo735/
Hatimo735/
Atimop733/
Oteima732/
Etimou732/
Etimoh732/
Gotima732/
Othima732/
Ottima732/
Atimod731/
Autimo731/
Otimas731/
Outima731/
Otumoi731/
Otisma731/
Etuimo731/
Atimoo731/
Atihmo731/
Ahtimo731/
Oitima731/
Otimat731/
Otaima731/
Otimaa731/
Hotimah6723,535/
Hatimou67262/
Huhtimo6757/
Etoimou6732/
Atiemoh6725/
Attimoh6720/
Attimou679/
Goutima674/
Othumho671/
Gathimo671/
Attiomo671/
Otoimah671/
Othaima671/
Houtima671/
Hotoima671/
Astimos671/
Hoitima671/

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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 Otimo
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