Ottia Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ottia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ottia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3671:56,5917,305
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ottia (13) may also be a first name.

Ottia Last Name Facts

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

Ottia is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ottia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 761,666th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,433,456 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ottia are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 367 people, or 1 in 56,591. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 55 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 34 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 10 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gottia919/
Ottiah911/
Outtia911/
Otia892,291/
Hottias8330/
Goittia8324/
Attia80216,076/
Ostia803,105/
Gotia80389/
Otija80348/
Ettia80121/
Hotia8065/
Ottio8065/
Otiah8059/
Ottea8048/
Otias8044/
Outia8044/
Uttia8037/
Otiha804/
Othia803/
Otiay802/
Otiea802/
Ottya802/
Oitia802/
Otiaa801/
Otiap801/
Otiaz801/
Àttia801/
Otiad801/
Goitia7313,677/
Attias7312,082/
Goytia733,924/
Attiah733,870/
Hostia731,546/
Hotija731,203/
Houtia73453/
Hotiah73258/
Attiea73248/
Hattia73235/
Attiaa73215/
Gothia7397/
Ettiah7368/
Gotiea7348/
Hottya7318/
Otteau7316/
Gattia7316/
Gotiay7313/
Attiat739/
Goutia738/
Attiha736/
Otojia733/
Otuiya732/
Otijja732/
Atthia732/
Othias732/
Otayia731/
Hettia731/
Guttia731/
Gottio731/
Hothia731/
Otiayi731/
Otuhia731/
Outiat731/
Otagia731/
Oithia731/
Osthia731/
Aattia731/
Outhia731/
Oteiya731/
Ostias731/
Hottio731/
Hotias731/
Atia6785,771/
Utia673,445/
Etia671,161/
Otea67747/
Otio67674/
Attiach67111/
Otya6766/
Goithia6713/
Gouthia6710/
Gotijah6710/
Outoiya679/
Attihau679/
Gotijay677/
Otja676/
Hattias675/
Atteiya674/
Hoteyia672/
Attaiya672/
Hostias672/
Houtiat671/
Aattias671/
Attiaat671/
Attieah671/
Attihai671/
Attihoa671/

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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 Ottia
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