Otunga Surname
Approximately 4,797 people bear this surname
Otunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,452 | 1:10,373 | 1,315 |
| Uganda | 247 | 1:158,054 | 13,770 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
Otunga (649) may also be a first name.
Otunga Demographics
Otunga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
Otunga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Otunga in the Russian language | ||
| Отунга | otunga | - |
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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 Otunga
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