Otomu Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Otomu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 107 | 1:431,588 | 23,328 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Otomu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otomu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Otomu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Otomu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Otomu is the 1,527,735th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name Otomu is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Otomu are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 431,588. In Kenya Otomu is most numerous in: Nyamira County, where 91 percent are found, Kisii County, where 8 percent are found and Kericho County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottomu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Hotomu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Otomou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Otoumou | 83 | 85 | / |
| Ottomus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Otemu | 80 | 647 | / |
| Otumu | 80 | 285 | / |
| Etomu | 80 | 100 | / |
| Otamu | 80 | 39 | / |
| Atomu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Utomu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Hotoumou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Otomoo | 73 | 42 | / |
| Atomou | 73 | 40 | / |
| Gotamu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Otomoe | 73 | 8 | / |
| Oteemu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Atomud | 73 | 4 | / |
| Atomgu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Otuimu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Otutmu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Otemui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Othamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goutoumou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochtoumou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houtoumou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gottamu | 67 | 76 | / |
| Atoumou | 67 | 52 | / |
| Etoimou | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ostamus | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gothamu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gotamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gottumu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guthomu | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Otomu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis