Otua Surname
Approximately 809 people bear this surname
Otua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 668 | 1:58,442 | 6,828 |
| Nigeria | 132 | 1:1,341,991 | 52,761 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Otua (56) may also be a first name.
Otua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Otua is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Otua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Otua is the 427,014th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,008,091 people. Otua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Otua live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Otua is also the 1,321,957th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 56 people.
This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 668 people, or 1 in 58,442. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Yumbe District, where 63 percent are found, Arua District, where 17 percent are found and Adjumani District, where 8 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gotua | 89 | 203 | / |
| Ostua | 89 | 109 | / |
| Hotua | 89 | 60 | / |
| Otuha | 89 | 8 | / |
| Otuah | 89 | 7 | / |
| Otuas | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ottua | 89 | 2 | / |
| Otuae | 89 | 1 | / |
| Otuay | 89 | 1 | / |
| Otuaha | 80 | 71 | / |
| Hottua | 80 | 9 | / |
| Houtua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Otuoha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Otuayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gotuah | 80 | 0 | / |
| Otuo | 75 | 2,409 | / |
| Atua | 75 | 1,043 | / |
| Utua | 75 | 854 | / |
| Odua | 75 | 803 | / |
| Etua | 75 | 399 | / |
| Otwa | 75 | 33 | / |
| Astua | 67 | 2,433 | / |
| Otway | 67 | 1,639 | / |
| Gatua | 67 | 1,148 | / |
| Hatua | 67 | 661 | / |
| Atuea | 67 | 481 | / |
| Attua | 67 | 451 | / |
| Ustua | 67 | 344 | / |
| Outouhaj | 67 | 170 | / |
| Uttua | 67 | 146 | / |
| Godua | 67 | 132 | / |
| Oduha | 67 | 102 | / |
| Utuat | 67 | 66 | / |
| Otwau | 67 | 41 | / |
| Otuoh | 67 | 25 | / |
| Atuat | 67 | 22 | / |
| Atuap | 67 | 16 | / |
| Adtua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hotwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gotuo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Otwai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oudba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Autua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Atuay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Atwua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oduat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Atuaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hodua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Otwat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Utuap | 67 | 5 | / |
| Atuas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Otwas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oedua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hutua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gutua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odwua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ottuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oduoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oodua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Utuaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Utuad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oduas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Outwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Othwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Outuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Utwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Utuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eutua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uthua | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Dua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oddua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Othuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otwuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odhua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ottwa | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Otua
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