Otsapa Surname

748,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Otsapa Surname User-submission:

The Otapa surname originates in Benue state, North Central Nigeria. It is derived from the words otse, meaning 'king', and Apa, which is a place name. Otsapa means 'king of Apa'.

Otsapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3791:467,39523,652
England51:11,143,612252,590

Otsapa (53) may also be a first name.

Otsapa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Otapa surname originates in Benue state, North Central Nigeria. It is derived from the words otse, meaning 'king', and Apa, which is a place name. Otsapa means 'king of Apa'.

- jotsapa

Otsapa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otsapa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Otsapa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otsapa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 748,537th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 18,977,984 people. The last name Otsapa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Otsapa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 53 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 379 people, or 1 in 467,395. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 76 percent live, Kaduna, where 12 percent live and Niger, where 7 percent live. Other than Nigeria Otsapa exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osapa91210/
Otsepa83227/
Hosapa8322/
Osapat8320/
Osapay839/
Osapai833/
Oshapa832/
Osapas832/
Gosapa831/
Osaapa831/
Otsopa831/
Gosgapa774/
Osahapa771/
Ohusapa771/
Oosappa771/
Asapa73334/
Ocapa7315/
Osopa7315/
Osapo731/
Goshappa711/
Atsaphai711/
Autsapai711/
Ochapa671,673/
Asaipa67124/
Asapha67117/
Ausapa6794/
Ashapa6768/
Asappa6724/
Aseapa6722/
Atsapi6717/
Assapa6710/
Asapat679/
Oshopa679/
Asapai678/
Hasapa677/
Gasapa677/
Hosopa672/
Gosopa672/
Atsape672/
Asapau672/
Otsope671/
Ociapa671/
Gosapo671/
Osiapo671/
Asapas671/
Oussaphea671/
Asapea671/

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