Otubu Surname

179,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Otubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,2471:78,8355,607
United States681:5,330,278267,385
England421:1,326,62059,571
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Otubu (62) may also be a first name.

Otubu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otubu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Otubu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otubu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 179,010th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,056,857 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Otubu are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 62 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,247 people, or 1 in 78,835. In Nigeria Otubu is primarily found in: Delta, where 38 percent live, Lagos, where 18 percent live and Edo, where 17 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Otubu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Otubu last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the party.

Otubu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.78% more than the national average, earning $58,587 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otubuh911/
Otoubu911/
Otoubou8394/
Otubuha831/
Otibu801,194/
Atubu80763/
Etubu80445/
Otobu80127/
Utubu8028/
Otuwu807/
Otuvu805/
Outoubou771/
Gatubu7348/
Ustubu735/
Otuiwu732/
Hatubu732/
Utubgu731/
Otuwou731/
Etubhu731/
Atubut731/
Atubuh731/
Atuubu731/
Uthubu731/
Ataubu731/
Atoubou6756/
Eteubou6710/
Hatubou673/
Atubuha671/

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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 Otubu
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