Otukanya Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Otukanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Otukanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otukanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Otukanya is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Otukanya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Otukanya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otukanya reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Otukanya is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 50 percent reside and Busia County, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Otukanya
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