Otiwu Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Norway

Otiwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otiwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Otiwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otiwu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Otiwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Otiwu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Otiwu live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria Otiwu is most numerous in: Lagos, where 32 percent live, Yobe, where 23 percent live and Nasarawa, where 14 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ottiwu9112/
Otuiwu912/
Otibu801,194/
Otewu8026/
Otuwu807/
Atiwu801/
Otewhu7321/
Otuewu7311/
Atiwau731/
Otuwou731/
Otechwu671/
Otoibhu671/

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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 Otiwu
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