Otoala Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Otoala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otoala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Otoala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otoala is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Otoala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otoala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Otoala is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Otoala live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 67 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 33 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Ecuador, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otoalea927/
Otaola831,059/
Otoalih7795/
Otahola7758/
Atouala773/
Atoalla771/
Otouola771/
Atoallah7111/
Gotohale711/
Atoale674/
Etouailaa674/
Atoali671/
Atouallah671/

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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 Otoala
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