Otuga Surname

627,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Otuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4481:87,1419,137
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Otuga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otuga occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otuga? popularity and diffusion

Otuga is the 627,290th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Otuga live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 448 people, or 1 in 87,141. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Zombo District, where 44 percent are found, Nebbi District, where 30 percent are found and Masindi District, where 9 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otunga914,797/
Otugay91115/
Otugha9120/
Otuiga9113/
Otouga914/
Gotuga913/
Otugah911/
Othuga911/
Otugga911/
Outuga911/
Otounga831,348/
Otougha837/
Outouga831/
Oitunga831/
Otugo801,180/
Otoga80176/
Otiga80145/
Atuga8085/
Utuga8071/
Etuga8020/
Otuge8019/
Otugi807/
Outgouga779/
Otoungha771/
Atunga733,790/
Atouga73353/
Otunge73214/
Otugot73127/
Utunga73122/
Otungi7383/
Otugoh7367/
Attuga7331/
Otungo7327/
Gatuga7320/
Atugha7313/
Otuugo7313/
Otigay7311/
Atugah738/
Etouga738/
Atauga736/
Etugah734/
Otogay733/
Ottoga732/
Ottiga732/
Otukge731/
Atugad731/
Atguga731/
Astuga731/
Utugha731/
Otugoo731/
Otigha731/
Etuuga731/
Atuega731/
Otuige731/
Atugap731/
Utugay731/
Utugai731/
Otigai731/
Othuge731/
Otougo731/
Atounga67109/
Atungga6795/
Atughap6735/
Hatunga6724/
Hutunga673/
Hatugai672/
Athunga672/
Guthuga671/
Atung'a671/
Guttuga671/
Attunga671/
Otugoth671/
Otuigho671/
Utuunga671/
Athugap671/
Atougha671/
Atuunga671/
Attouga671/
Ottuger670/

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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 Otuga
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