Otunga Surname

98,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,4521:10,3731,315
Uganda2471:158,05413,770
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Otunga (649) may also be a first name.

Otunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otunga (Russian: Отунга) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otunga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 98,794th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,519,188 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Otunga live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 326,130th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 649 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 4,452 people, or 1 in 10,373. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 29 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 13 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Otunga is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Otunga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Otunga last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otounga921,348/
Oztunga9220/
Otungah923/
Oitunga921/
Otuna91531/
Otuga91488/
Otoungha861/
Atunga833,790/
Otonga83320/
Otunge83214/
Utunga83122/
Otugay83115/
Otungi8383/
Etunga8360/
Otungo8327/
Otugha8320/
Oztuna8317/
Otouna8315/
Otuiga8313/
Otunna835/
Otouga834/
Gotuga833/
Ottuna832/
Ostuna831/
Outuga831/
Otugga831/
Otuuna831/
Othuga831/
Gotuna831/
Otugah831/
Otunay831/
Atounga77109/
Atungga7795/
Etungha7766/
Hatunga7724/
Otougha777/
Gatunga775/
Hutunga773/
Athunga772/
Hostuna772/
Attunga771/
Otongha771/
Otungye771/
Ottonga771/
Outouga771/
Utuunga771/
Gotouna771/
Gutunga771/
Atuunga771/
Atung'a771/
Otugo731,180/
Atuna73779/
Otona73265/
Otoga73176/
Atuga7385/
Otuno7352/
Gatungay71390/
Gathunga71149/
Outgouga719/
Athung'a716/
Atoungas715/
Outhouna714/
Otoungui712/
Houtouna711/
Atusenga711/
Otoungou711/
Utonga671,251/
Atonga67835/
Otongo67714/
Gatuna67457/
Atouga67353/
Atungo67327/
Atunay67225/
Otongi67156/
Otugot67127/
Otugoh6767/
Hatuna6763/
Atungi6756/
Astuna6741/
Ostuno6738/
Utungi6734/
Attuga6731/
Gotuno6729/
Otonna6727/
Othona6726/
Atouna6723/
Otonah6722/
Atunge6721/
Gatuga6720/
Atunai6719/
Atugha6713/
Otuugo6713/
Atunah6712/
Utunge6711/
Atunna6710/
Gatunggay678/
Atugah678/
Atauga676/
Utungo675/
Atauna674/
Etungo674/
Otonea674/
Otonge674/
Atuuna673/
Atumga673/
Otogay673/
Autuna672/
Otonaa672/
Outoungou672/
Ottoga672/
Atugad671/
Atunas671/
Atunaz671/
Atguga671/
Astuga671/
Hotuno671/
Otougo671/
Atugap671/
Atunha671/
Otugoo671/
Otunou671/
Ethoungha671/

Otunga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Otunga in the Russian language
Отунгаotunga-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Otunga
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