Otume Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Otume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria971:1,826,21465,886
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Otume (33) may also be a first name.

Otume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otume is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otume? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,849,867th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Otume are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Otume is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 33 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 1,826,214. In Nigeria Otume is most prevalent in: Delta, where 55 percent are found, Edo, where 13 percent are found and Lagos, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otueme9118/
Otoume916/
Otumeh914/
Hotume912/
Outume911/
Ostume911/
Otumes911/
Otum891,220/
Outoume8366/
Oztumer832/
Gotoume831/
Atume804,095/
Otuma802,875/
Utume801,117/
Otoum80754/
Otome80528/
Ottum80491/
Etume8087/
Othum8063/
Otumi8032/
Otime8024/
Gotum8017/
Oztum807/
Hotum805/
Ostum801/
Othuma73674/
Hottum73162/
Houtum73117/
Atoume7353/
Outome7351/
Hothum7346/
Otomei7326/
Atumeh7317/
Hotome7316/
Etumeh7311/
Otouma7311/
Gatume7311/
Utumeh7310/
Atumei7310/
Oituma739/
Otomeh738/
Gottum737/
Astume736/
Hatume735/
Etoume735/
Othoum735/
Gothum735/
Otomie734/
Atumie734/
Atumey734/
Otumma734/
Otuymi734/
Goutum733/
Otauma733/
Otieme732/
Gotoum732/
Etueme732/
Otumoi731/
Otoumi731/
Gohtum731/
Hoteum731/
Oustum731/
Etumme731/
Otomea731/
Otuuma731/
Otumit731/
Otumai731/
Ottuma731/
Etumie731/
Ottime731/
Utumey731/
Athume731/
Atumea731/
Utumer731/
Autume731/
Gotumm731/
Gotaum731/
Hotime731/
Outtum731/
Otom673,016/
Atum672,298/
Ottouma671,362/
Hatoume6716/
Attoume679/
Otumaia675/
Outouma674/
Hothime673/
Goutoum672/
Etuemei671/
Houttum671/
Hotimme671/
Atuemie671/
Atumeer671/
Goutumi671/
Gouthum671/
Gotthum671/
Etuumeh671/
Hodtuma670/

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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 Otume
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