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 has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Otor is the 94,727th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,449,681 people. The surname Otor 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 frequent forename world-wide, held by 804 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,931 people, or 1 in 35,924. In Nigeria Otor is primarily found in: Benue, where 59 percent live, Delta, where 8 percent live and Ogun, where 6 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Otor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Otor has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Otor surname 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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