Otira Surname

484,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Otira Surname User-submission:

The Otira surname means 'God of the earthquake'.

Otira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4341:89,9529,340
Kenya2001:230,90016,264
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
England161:3,482,379114,324
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Otira (59) may also be a first name.

Otira Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Otira surname means 'God of the earthquake'.

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Otira Last Name Facts

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

Otira (Hindi: ओतीरा) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Otira? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 484,164th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 10,607,782 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Otira reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Otira is also the 1,282,666th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 59 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 434 people, or 1 in 89,952. In Uganda Otira is mostly concentrated in: Amolatar District, where 25 percent reside, Kaberamaido District, where 11 percent reside and Amuru District, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 29 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Otira Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Othira91113/
Otiora9138/
Otirai9111/
Hotira918/
Otaira917/
Otiera916/
Gotira912/
Outira912/
Ottira911/
Ostira911/
Otiray911/
Hotaira8355/
Goteira8332/
Outaira8310/
Otiraya832/
Otierea831/
Oteirea831/
Oztirat831/
Outirza831/
Outeira831/
Atira801,019/
Otera80753/
Otura80539/
Otiri80426/
Otiro8095/
Etira8092/
Otire8080/
Utira8018/
Hothirah774/
Gotera733,625/
Hotera73899/
Atirah73791/
Ostera73399/
Athira73395/
Hutira73246/
Oterai73231/
Otioro73207/
Oteiro73177/
Astira73166/
Hatira7393/
Atirat7371/
Atiera7356/
Othera7352/
Utirah7343/
Ahtira7340/
Atirai7338/
Oturah7338/
Uthira7336/
Oturai7335/
Oteire7334/
Otairo7332/
Utiera7328/
Atirga7328/
Otitro7328/
Oteera7327/
Oturay7325/
Oztire7323/
Gotiri7321/
Gutira7320/
Attira7319/
Otairi7319/
Atiray7316/
Otoire7316/
Atiraj7314/
Gatira7313/
Otiere7313/
Otieri7311/
Ettira736/
Atiras736/
Othiro736/
Othiri734/
Hetira734/
Etaira733/
Ostiro733/
Oterga732/
Ustira732/
Ateira732/
Outera732/
Otaire732/
Gotire732/
Ataira732/
Ohtera731/
Aatira731/
Utirad731/
Utiray731/
Otires731/
Ottiri731/
Ostiri731/
Oteiri731/
Oteroa731/
Oterra731/
Othire731/
Othura731/
Otitre731/
Otoiri731/
Etirai731/
Autira731/
Otairy731/
Oterah731/
Otiero731/
Otirih731/
Utirra731/
Ethira731/
Hotiro731/
Oteras730/
Utiras730/
Hothiraph714/
Outhairat713/
Outeiro671,710/
Athirah67818/
Gathira67470/
Goterra67350/
Ochtera67208/
Atiraih67134/
Ottieri67105/
Etaaira6798/
Utairat6785/
Ochtyra6762/
Goutiri6752/
Athirat6746/
Atiraya6742/
Hatirah6741/
Otteraa6735/
Hateira6718/
Oiteiro6718/
Oztirit6717/
Uteiray6714/
Hatiras6713/
Osteraa6711/
Atirach6711/
Hutiray6710/
Austira679/
Outerga679/
Gateira678/
Otairii678/
Atierah678/
Aathira677/
Atairay677/
Gutirea674/
Hataira674/
Goteiro674/
Gothiri674/
Hothire674/
Hothiri673/
Osteras673/
Otteiro673/
Uthirat673/
Ottiero672/
Gothera672/
Ottiere672/
Otuerah672/
Hostera672/
Gattira672/
Ustirai672/
Uthiras672/
Atihrah672/
Attirah672/
Osthera671/
Ottaire671/
Otteiri671/
Hoteraa671/
Hotgire671/
Hotthirath671/
Gootiri671/
Atairaj671/
Atierza671/
Hatirat671/
Othieri671/
Outurau671/
Gothire671/
Goutire671/
Guteira671/
Atheira671/
Atiraja671/
Astiras671/
Attaira671/
Aatirra671/
Gatuira671/
Otehera671/
Osteiro671/
Oteiros671/
Uthaira671/
Aatirah671/
Atgirah671/
Atairah671/
Atirais671/
Atirash671/
Athiera671/
Hathira671/
Otteray670/
Guthira670/
Otturay670/

Otira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Otira in the Hindi language
ओतीराotira-

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