Otor Surname

94,727th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Otor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,9311:35,9242,905
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
France81:8,302,840321,660
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Otor (804) may also be a first name.

Otor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otor is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Otor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 94,727th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,449,681 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Otor live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 288,491st most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 804 people.

The surname Otor is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,931 people, or 1 in 35,924. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 59 percent are found, Delta, where 8 percent are found and Ogun, where 6 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Otor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Otor has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Otor last name increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hotor892,646/
Gotor89782/
Ottor89225/
Outor89160/
Ostor8995/
Otore8939/
Othor8921/
Otour8914/
Otoor892/
Otoir892/
Oitor891/
Otort891/
Otohr891/
Otosr891/
Otuor891/
Hottor801,187/
Otuore8085/
Gotoor8040/
Goutor8025/
Ottorh8023/
Ostorp8019/
Otoire8016/
Gottor8014/
Ostour807/
Outore806/
Outour805/
Hothor805/
Otoore804/
Ottorp804/
Hotort804/
Gotour803/
Othoor803/
Hotore802/
Ottojr802/
Hostor801/
Gotorh801/
Godtor801/
Goytor801/
Otorhe801/
Ostoor801/
Othord801/
Othore801/
Otoure801/
Othuor801/
Hotord800/
Hootor800/
Oetorr800/
Ator754,720/
Otar751,840/
Etor751,616/
Otur751,025/
Utor75916/
Otorova73307/
Oustorp7358/
Houstor731/
Ostorph731/
Gootour731/
Gottoor731/
Hoitorp731/
Autor675,945/
Astor674,783/
Gotur672,623/
Gator671,934/
Otard671,699/
Outar671,571/
Gutor671,107/
Attor67928/
Gotar67894/
Hator67801/
Atour67595/
Athor67540/
Othar67273/
Hutor67271/
Ostar67258/
Atore67256/
Hotar67248/
Aator67247/
Ottar67230/
Otare67214/
Atoor67207/
Hotur6785/
Ootur6764/
Aztor6754/
Oture6753/
Ettor6752/
Oytar6747/
Utoor6746/
Ottur6736/
Ahtor6729/
Ethor6728/
Uttor6726/
Utore6723/
Ustor6722/
Hetor6714/
Othur6713/
Etorh6713/
Ostur6712/
Etoor679/
Oetar678/
Hotár678/
Ootar677/
Uthor676/
Utgor675/
Otaar675/
Atuor674/
Utuor673/
Uotar673/
Otaur672/
Aetor672/
Atorr672/
Ottorova671/
Oztar671/
Ohtur671/
Ohtar671/
Utorr671/
Adtor671/
Otarh671/
Utour671/
Âstor671/
Atort671/
Odtar671/
Otuir670/

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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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  • 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 Otor
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