Ottaru Surname
Approximately 324 people bear this surname
Ottaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 310 | 1:170,779 | 14,990 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ottaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ottaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ottaru is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ottaru? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ottaru is the 846,108th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ottaru reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 310 people, or 1 in 170,779. In Tanzania Ottaru is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 65 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Ottaru is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
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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
- 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 Ottaru
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