Otun Surname

124,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Otun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,5111:50,4543,869
England561:994,96549,531
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Otun (209) may also be a first name.

Otun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otun (Hindi: ओटुन, Oriya: ଓତୁନ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Otun? popularity and diffusion

Otun is the 124,454th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,989,502 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Otun reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Otun is also the 625,736th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 209 people.

The last name Otun is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,511 people, or 1 in 50,454. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 32 percent reside, Ogun, where 21 percent reside and Osun, where 16 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Otun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Otun last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

Otun earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.89% more than the national average, earning $62,517 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otung891,487/
Oytun891,201/
Ottun89947/
Hotun89287/
Otune8951/
Gotun8919/
Ostun8912/
Otoun896/
Otuin894/
Othun892/
Otuyn891/
Otunt891/
Otgun891/
Ootun891/
Outoun80425/
Otunne80107/
Hotung8038/
Ottung8018/
Ostune8016/
Otoung8016/
Ochtun8013/
Oztung8010/
Ostund805/
Hottun803/
Gothun802/
Hotoun802/
Hootun801/
Otuinn801/
Oztunt801/
Ohtune801/
Otoune801/
Otuine801/
Othoun801/
Oztunk801/
Outune801/
Othune801/
Hostun801/
Oustun800/
Atun7517,388/
Oton757,975/
Otum751,220/
Utun75202/
Etun7589/
Otón7532/
Hottung7322/
Hotaung7310/
Ossthun733/
Ottunne733/
Ostound731/
Houstun731/
Otunowa731/
Osthung731/
Outtoun731/
O'Tuten731/
Gottaun731/
Goutoun731/
Outoune731/
Outhung731/
Osthund730/
Hatun673,501/
Othon672,079/
Atoun671,602/
Otton671,537/
Uytun671,178/
Outon671,170/
Atung67760/
Otoum67754/
Utung67747/
Ottum67491/
Ustun67488/
Ethun67471/
Odton67377/
Houstoun67347/
Hetun67346/
Atune67305/
Astun67253/
Houttuin67169/
Hoton67164/
Etuin67159/
Ooton67154/
Ataun67143/
Gatun6783/
Atuin6783/
Etoun6781/
Othum6763/
Autun6748/
Athun6737/
Attun6736/
Outón6730/
Uttun6721/
Oiton6718/
Othuseng6717/
Hotunova6717/
Aatun6716/
Hutun6716/
Hotusing6712/
Aetun679/
Othón678/
Oztum677/
Utunc676/
Ahtun676/
Utune675/
Hotum675/
Gutun674/
Utunn673/
Houteune673/
Ettun673/
Atunn672/
Uteun672/
Ottón672/
Otoen672/
Ostum671/
Utuun671/
Atgun671/
Houtoung671/
Oyton671/
Oosthuin671/
Otoon670/

Otun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Otun in the Hindi language
ओटुनotuna-
Otun in the Oriya language
ଓତୁନotuna-

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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 Otun
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