Otiu Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2971:155,48812,325
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Otiu (38) may also be a first name.

Otiu Last Name Facts

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

Otiu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otiu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 883,255th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Otiu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 38 people.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 155,488. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Siaya County, where 52 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 23 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 22 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Otiu occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Otiu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otoiu89362/
Hotiu8984/
Otius892/
Gotiu891/
Otihu891/
Otioju80198/
Hotoiu8097/
Outiou8027/
Hothiu8010/
Otihou807/
Ottiou801/
Otioyu801/
Oshtiu801/
Otogiu801/
Otijus801/
Gothiu801/
Atiu75381/
Utiu75301/
Etiu75204/
Otju751/
Ostijui731/
Atiou67350/
Oteju67238/
Gutiu67148/
Hutiu67125/
Utoiu6797/
Otuju6774/
Gatiu6769/
Atieu6725/
Hatiu6720/
Oteyu6715/
Atius677/
Otuyu676/
Otoju675/
Otehu674/
Attiu674/
Atiua674/
Etihu673/
Utuiu673/
Etieu673/
Atihu672/
Atiue672/
Athiu672/
Utiuh671/
Otoyu671/
Utius671/

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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 Otiu
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