Otite Surname
Approximately 1,389 people bear this surname
Otite Surname User-submission:
Otite, a unique name belonging to one family means popular. The name originated from Chief Otite, popularly known in Okpara inland for the numerous children he produced on earth. Officially, Chief Otite is known to have fathered 86 children but this figure is believed to be between eighty and one-hundred-and-twenty-two.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,292 | 1:137,107 | 8,842 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Otite (436) may also be a first name.
Otite Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Otite, a unique name belonging to one family means popular. The name originated from Chief Otite, popularly known in Okpara inland for the numerous children he produced on earth. Officially, Chief Otite is known to have fathered 86 children but this figure is believed to be between eighty and one-hundred-and-twenty-two. Eighty sons and forty-two daughters.
The name Otite thus started as a nickname. Apparently till date records exist on the number of sons Otite had eighty, but the daughters could only be estimated. It follows from the name origin that only one family can lay claim to this name and all Otites are thus related. Otites live mostly in Nigeria and the United Kingdom with a few in the United States and Canada.
While some family members go solely by the name Otite, some Otites have their fathers name before the name Otite (compound name) to show their branch-off or their lineage. An example of this is Fadar-Otite (from the lineage of Fadar Otite a one time Police Chief nicknamed Sheriff), Imo-Otite (a successful businessman), NumberOne-Otite (Nicknamed the "Big Boss"), Onigu-Otite (a renowned professor of sociology), Okpoto-Otite (the first chief to take after his dad) to mention a few. It is believed that the number of grand children and great grand kids are currently over 1000.
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Average Otite Salary in
United States
$44,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Otite Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otite Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Otite is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Otite? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 278,560th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,246,613 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Otite live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Otite is also the 410,680th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 436 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,292 people, or 1 in 137,107. In Nigeria Otite is primarily found in: Delta, where 79 percent are found, Lagos, where 4 percent are found and Edo, where 4 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Otite Last Name Statistics demography
Otite earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.
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