Otungo Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otungo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otungo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Otungo Last Name Facts

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

Otungo is found most in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Otungo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Otungo is the 3,798,600th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otungo reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Otungo is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 2,716,465. In Kenya Otungo is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 53 percent live, Busia County, where 24 percent live and Bungoma County, where 6 percent live. Barring Kenya Otungo is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otugo911,180/
Otuno9152/
Otoungou861/
Otunga834,797/
Otongo83714/
Atungo83327/
Otugot83127/
Otugoh8367/
Ostuno8338/
Gotuno8329/
Otuugo8313/
Utungo835/
Etungo834/
Hotuno831/
Otougo831/
Otugoo831/
Otunou831/
Outoungou802/
Otounga771,348/
Gatungo77253/
Otounou7769/
Oztunga7720/
Otongoi777/
Otungah773/
Hetungo773/
Oitunga771/
Hatungo771/
Otugoth771/
Otoongo771/
Ottongo771/
Etoungo771/
Otuigho771/
Goutoungou751/
Otogo731,469/
Otuna73531/
Otuga73488/
Atugo73150/
Atuno738/
Otuño731/
Hotounou7179/
Outounou7116/
Atoungou7116/
Hotougou713/
Gathungo712/
Ottttugo711/
Gatungoh711/
Otoungha711/
Atunga673,790/
Atongo672,787/
Otonga67320/
Utunga67122/
Etunga6760/
Astuno6753/
Utongo6744/
Otugha6720/
Oztuna6717/
Otouna6715/
Otuiga6713/
Goutounou6712/
Ottogo6711/
Otogho6710/
Otogoi679/
Hotounnou676/
Gatuno675/
Otunna675/
Otouga674/
Othono674/
Hatuno673/
Gotuga673/
Ottuna672/
Otonoi671/
Otuuna671/
Ostuño671/
Ateuno671/
Ostuna671/
Outuga671/
Otugah671/
Adtoungou671/
Gotuna671/
Othuga671/
Houtounou671/
Otugga671/

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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 Otungo
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