Otunyi Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Otunyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otunyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Otunyi Last Name Facts

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

Otunyi is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otunyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Otunyi is the 4,772,636th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Otunyi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Otunyi are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Otunyi is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda Otunyi is most prevalent in: Pallisa District, where 91 percent are found and Bukedea District, where 9 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 24 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Otunnyi922/
Otuni911,301/
Otuny9126/
Ostuni831,046/
Otunyo83742/
Atunyi83119/
Otungi8383/
Otunni8339/
Otunny834/
Otouni834/
Otunay831/
Gotuni831/
Ottuni831/
Otuniy831/
Otouny831/
Otunaya77266/
Atuinyi7717/
Oztuney777/
Otunyoh773/
Ottouni772/
Otunnie772/
Gatunyi771/
Ostunit771/
Hotonyi771/
Otoonyi771/
Oustuni771/
Otoenyi771/
Otounuy771/
Otuna73531/
Atuni73135/
Otune7351/
Otony737/
Otunj731/
Atuny731/
D'Ostuni71269/
Otunnaya713/
Outtouni711/
Astuni67510/
Atunay67225/
Otunge67214/
Otunne67107/
Atunyo6796/
Gatuni6766/
Atungi6756/
Hatuni6746/
Otunes6740/
Atunai6719/
Otgune6717/
Ostune6716/
Otouna6715/
Attuni6713/
Atouni676/
Ottony675/
Otunna675/
Otooni675/
Gotune674/
Otonni673/
Athuni672/
Ottuna672/
Atunni672/
Ohtune671/
Otuine671/
Othony671/
Ootoni671/
Otoune671/
Othune671/
Otoeni671/
Otunje671/
Otuuna671/
Ottaunich671/
Outune671/
Otonoi671/

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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 Otunyi
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