Otiso Surname

255,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,5281:30,2223,324
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Otiso (655) may also be a first name.

Otiso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otiso occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Otiso click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otiso? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 255,091st most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,710,760 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Otiso reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 324,429th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 655 people.

The last name Otiso is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,528 people, or 1 in 30,222. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 43 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 38 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 7 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Otiso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Otiso last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Otiso earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning $31,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otoiso916/
Ottiso914/
Otioso914/
Osteiso831/
Otaisho831/
Gotisso831/
Otissou831/
Otico801,487/
Atiso80923/
Otisa80150/
Otijo8023/
Etiso8010/
Otizo802/
Otuso802/
Oteso801/
Goithiso772/
Atitso733,234/
Atisso731,046/
Hotico73357/
Attiso73294/
Ottico7375/
Osteso7341/
Ottuso7338/
Otaizo7319/
Etisoy7318/
Oticio7317/
Etisio7315/
Atisco7312/
Atisio7310/
Atisoh7310/
Atoiso7310/
Otueso739/
Gatiso737/
Otaisa735/
Otisia733/
Ataiso733/
Otuisa732/
Goteso732/
Gotisa732/
Otesot731/
Atisho731/
Otisga731/
Oteisa731/
Gutiso731/
Otesso731/
Otoisa731/
Otisah731/
Otisha731/
Otesos730/
Attisso677,311/
Attitso671,483/
Atissou67159/
Oitesoi676/
Ettisso675/
Etiesso673/
Athisso672/
Attisou672/
Etizsoy672/
Attisco672/
Othesso672/
Atitsoh671/
Atissoh671/
Hotesso671/
Gotigio671/
Ottezio671/
Astisio671/
Ottusso671/
Hotezio671/
Ottesoa670/

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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
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  • 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 Otiso
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