Otung Surname

263,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Otung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4071:125,9018,250
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
England121:4,643,172139,951
India91:85,229,487684,495
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Otung (155) may also be a first name.

Otung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otung is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Otung? popularity and diffusion

It is the 263,444th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,900,838 people. The surname Otung is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Otung reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Otung is also the 738,219th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 155 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,407 people, or 1 in 125,901. In Nigeria Otung is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 66 percent are found, Cross River, where 15 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hotung9138/
Ottung9118/
Otoung9116/
Oztung9110/
Gotung913/
Otun893,663/
Gottung8380/
Hottung8322/
Hotaung8310/
Osthung831/
Outhung831/
Otong805,278/
Oytun801,201/
Ottun80947/
Atung80760/
Utung80747/
Etung80304/
Hotun80287/
Otune8051/
Gotun8019/
Ostun8012/
Otoun806/
Otuin804/
Othun802/
Otunk801/
Otuyn801/
Otunt801/
Otgun801/
Ootun801/
Othuseng7717/
Hotusing7712/
Outhueng772/
Houtoung771/
Othong731,760/
Ottong73583/
Outoun73425/
Hotong73204/
Otunne73107/
Uttung7349/
Gatung7345/
Hatung7342/
Attung7338/
Athung7327/
Gutung7322/
Ostune7316/
Eutung7314/
Atuing7314/
Odtong7314/
Ochtun7313/
Ateung7311/
Atungs7311/
Astung739/
Otgunc737/
Outong736/
Ahtung736/
Oitong736/
Ostund735/
Ettung734/
Oytong734/
Hottun733/
Otonng733/
Gothun732/
Othing732/
Hotoun732/
Atoung732/
Ohtong732/
Hootun731/
Otuinn731/
Oztunt731/
Ohtune731/
Otoune731/
Otoong731/
Otuine731/
Ethung731/
Otunke731/
Othoun731/
Oztunk731/
Outune731/
Adtung731/
Ututng731/
Othune731/
Uotong731/
Hostun731/
Oustun730/
Ottunx730/
Autung730/
Atun6717,388/
Oton677,975/
Hothong672,162/
Otum671,220/
Gattung67403/
Oithong67171/
Othoeng6795/
Otthong6778/
Gatuing6764/
Hottong6761/
Outhong6736/
Otón6732/
Hastung6713/
Hattung6712/
Atungne6711/
Hoitong679/
Auttung677/
Houtong674/
Ossthun673/
Ottunne673/
Othieng673/
Hoytong673/
Ohthong673/
Oythong672/
Hautung671/
Ostound671/
Hothing671/
Houstun671/
Otunowa671/
Outtoun671/
O'Tuten671/
Gathung671/
Gottaun671/
Goutoun671/
Achtung671/
Outoune671/
Odthing671/
Udthung671/
Uottong671/
Haetung671/
Hootong671/
Hedtung671/
Huttung671/
Huytung671/
Osthund670/
Hustung670/
Hadtung670/

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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
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  • 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 Otung
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