Otu Surname

8,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Otu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria48,8931:3,623481
Ghana15,7941:1,711281
Indonesia1,6251:81,3848,610
Turkey8391:92,7558,251
Cameroon4881:42,5605,653
England1731:322,07023,948
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Papua New Guinea1551:52,6056,626
Uganda1411:276,87419,841
India661:11,622,203212,115
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Otu (9,087) may also be a first name.

Otu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otu (Hindi: ओटू, Marathi: ओतू, Oriya: ଓଟୁ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Otu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Otu is the 8,318th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 106,325 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Otu reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Otu is also the 65,283rd most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 9,087 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 48,893 people, or 1 in 3,623. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 40 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 20 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 53 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 23 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Otu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Otu surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Otu earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.56% less than the national average, earning $42,946 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otuu862,544/
Ottu861,696/
Otou861,089/
Gotu86947/
Otuh86607/
Otau86443/
Hotu86292/
Oteu86235/
Otus86215/
Otui86148/
Otud86101/
Otut8670/
Outu8669/
Otuz8668/
Ootu8651/
Ostu8649/
Othu8612/
Otuç8612/
Oitu8610/
Otup866/
Otuy861/
Ohtu861/
Odtu861/
Oetu861/
Otuj861/
Oytu861/
Ottou755,883/
Outou751,338/
Gotau75904/
Gottu75488/
Gotou75168/
Ottuh75111/
Othus7587/
Othou7565/
Goutu7561/
Gothu7549/
Otahu7540/
Hotus7539/
Hotou7525/
Oztuz7525/
Oztut7524/
Oztup7521/
Goteu7518/
Hotau7516/
Goitu7515/
Houtu7513/
Outhu7511/
Ostau758/
Otuha758/
Otouh757/
Otush757/
Ottus756/
Oitui756/
Godtu754/
Otuuh754/
Hoetu754/
Ottau753/
Otuch752/
Gootu752/
Otttu752/
Otuis752/
Hotui752/
Ostup752/
Otuhe752/
Otuui752/
Oothu751/
Hothu751/
Hotuj751/
Otohu751/
Ottuu751/
Oteuh751/
Othui751/
Oetuy751/
Ohutu751/
Oitus751/
Uotau751/
Oitut751/
Otgou751/
Othud751/
Otoud751/
Oetuu751/
Atu6711,293/
Etu6710,019/
Utu672,244/
Gouthu671,462/
Osthus67570/
Goutou67473/
Gottau67179/
Otuije67161/
Houtou67143/
Outtou67136/
Otthou6746/
Hostau6735/
Osteux6735/
Oustau6727/
Houttu6725/
Oustou6723/
Hostut6720/
Hotaux6711/
Outhou6710/
Othoud676/
Outout675/
Gottou675/
Ostout674/
Ottaud674/
Othouh673/
Hotuiz672/
Hohutu672/
Outous672/
Hottou672/
Othuis672/
Ostuch671/
Hottus671/
Gotthu671/
Gouttu671/
Goutuj671/
Ochtou671/
Hostuj671/
Hothau671/
Hoştut671/
Gouteu671/
Goitui671/
Goitou671/
Goytau671/
Ottout670/
Othout670/
Ottaus670/

Otu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Otu in the Oriya language
ଓଟୁotu-
Otu in the Hindi language
ओटूotu68.18
ओटुotu9.09
ोटूotu9.09
ोतूotu4.55
ओतूotu4.55
ओतुotu4.55
Otu in the Marathi language
ओतूotu50
ऑतुotu25
ग़ोटूgotu12.5
ओटूotu12.5

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Otu
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