Otundu Surname

33,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Otundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo16,0491:4,603529
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Otundu (64) may also be a first name.

Otundu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otundu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Otundu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 33,086th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 453,968 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otundu live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Otundu is also the 1,223,525th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 64 people.

The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 16,049 people, or 1 in 4,603. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ottundu921/
Hotundu921/
Otoundou861/
Atundu83424/
Utundu835/
Etundu833/
Otondu831/
Otumdu831/
Ottoundou801/
Gatundu77820/
Hetundu7711/
Uutundu774/
Etoundu771/
Atunduh771/
Autundu771/
Hutundu771/
Etoundou712/
Gatunduh711/
Atondu67567/
Utondu67162/
Atuchendu675/
Attoundou671/
Atonduu621/

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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 Otundu
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