Otinyu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otinyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Otinyu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Otinyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otinyu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Otinyu.

How Common Is The Last Name Otinyu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Otinyu live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gutinyu7766/
Otingiu771/
Etunyu6739/
Otinho676/
Atenyu671/
Atiniu671/
Otunju671/
Atinius623/
Atinhou623/
Etinihu622/
Outeniu621/
Gatiniu621/
Athineou5723/
Athiniou575/
Ottenius572/
Atinehou571/
Atenju502/
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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 Otinyu
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