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

The surname Otungo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Otungo.

How Common Is The Last Name Otungo? popularity and diffusion

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

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 2,716,465. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 53 percent reside, Busia County, where 24 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 6 percent reside. Barring Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.

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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