Otuama Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ireland

Otuama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otuama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1211:1,463,99056,236
Ireland221:214,0438,362
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Ótuama (1) are calculated separately.

Otuama (32) may also be a first name.

Otuama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otuama is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Ótuama. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Otuama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Otuama is the 1,441,361st most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name Otuama is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Otuama reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used forename globally It is held by 32 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 1,463,990. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bayelsa, where 23 percent live, Edo, where 21 percent live and Rivers, where 20 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Otuama Last Name Statistics demography

Otuama earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 160.24% more than the national average, earning $112,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ótuama941/
O'Tuama92101/
Otuamu'a861/
Otuoma832,127/
Utuama83158/
Etuama8321/
Atuama8318/
Otuami8316/
Otuame833/
Otwama831/
Etuamah771/
Gutuama771/
Etuamma771/
Otuhouma716/
Otouhami711/
Otwoma672,159/
Aduama67707/
Oduoma67119/
Atuoma6756/
Etuoma6745/
Uduama6721/
Eduama6717/
Hauthuama674/
Otuome673/
Otuomo672/
Outouhami671/
Etwama671/
Udbama671/
Otwami671/
Oduami671/
Atuame671/
Utuoma671/

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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
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  • 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 Otuama
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