Otoua Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Congo

Otoua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otoua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Congo51:997,81917,129
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Otoua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otoua is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otoua? popularity and diffusion

Otoua is the 3,730,171st most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Otoua is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Otoua reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Otoua is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,038,453. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: South Region, where 95 percent reside and Centre Region, where 5 percent reside. Other than Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 18 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gotoua9156/
Ottoua918/
Otouah911/
Otoa89435/
Outouat836/
Ostoa80619/
Atoua80187/
Otoha80103/
Gotoa8094/
Otoai8041/
Othoa8015/
Otuha808/
Hotoa808/
Otaua804/
Otouo803/
Ottoa801/
Otaou801/
Otoui801/
Outouhaj77170/
Outouaya77136/
Attoua7395/
Gatoua7322/
Hotouo7313/
Hotoai7311/
Otohou7311/
Osthoa739/
Othoha734/
Otojia733/
Otohea733/
Otuiya732/
Atouat732/
Hatoua732/
Athoua732/
Outoui731/
Otuhia731/
Oteuya731/
Atouaz731/
Astoua731/
Goutoa731/
Gotoha731/
Ottaou731/
Otujja731/
Ottouo731/
Hoitoa731/
Otouie731/
Otuoha731/
Otuyay731/
Otoyoa731/
O'Toah730/
Otao671,507/
Atoa67800/
Otoe67138/
Otojahi6739/
Otae6732/
Hotohou6729/
Goutouo6718/
Outoiya679/
Attouah675/
Odtuyaa674/
Otou'ou674/
Utoa673/
Attouha672/
Otuiaai671/
Otoiahi671/
Goutoah671/
Attouat671/
Othohou671/
Gotohou671/
Athouai671/

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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
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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 Otoua
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