Otiwe Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Otiwe Surname User-submission:

The Otiwe surname means a unique feather gotten from a bird in Igala language.

Otiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Otiwe (16) may also be a first name.

Otiwe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Otiwe surname means a unique feather gotten from a bird in Igala language.

- Abdullahi Suleiman Otiwe

Otiwe Last Name Facts

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

Otiwe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Otiwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Otiwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,203,767th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Otiwe is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Otiwe live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria Otiwe is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 46 percent live, Lagos, where 32 percent live and Delta, where 15 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Otiwe occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Otiw896/
Ottiwet8370/
Odtiwed832/
Odtiwes831/
Otiwech831/
Ostiwes831/
Outiewe831/
Otiowei831/
Otiwa80372/
Otuwe80369/
Otibe80163/
Etiwe8084/
Atiwe8078/
Otewe8047/
Otive808/
Otawe804/
Otiwi803/
Oteiw801/
Otthiwet77224/
Ostiwech772/
Odthiwed771/
Ottiwech771/
Ottihwet771/
Otiwaa73288/
Otuvie7384/
Otuibe7344/
Otewhe7332/
Otehwe7321/
Otaibe7312/
Otuweh7310/
Hotewe739/
Othiwa737/
Ataiwe736/
Hotive734/
Gotive733/
Otoibe733/
Otibei733/
Otuewe733/
Ateiwe732/
Otibeh732/
Otaiwi732/
Outibe731/
Hotawe731/
Atiwet731/
Etiewe731/
Othibe731/
Otiwii731/
Ostewe731/
Otewer731/
Otaive731/
Othewe731/
Utiweh731/
Otuwee731/
Ottewe731/
Eteiwe731/
Ottiwa730/
Odthiwech714/
Osthiwech711/
Atiw67125/
Otew678/
Ottaiwi673/
Otaijbe672/
Atiwech672/
Hateiwe671/
Hottibe671/
Otuiwai671/
Otueweh671/
Ottieva671/
Otayiwa671/
Attiwey671/
Otaibee671/
Atiwesh671/
Othiway671/
Otaives671/
Otyw671/
Attiwet671/
Athiwee671/
Ottiver670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Otiwe
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