Otuokwa Surname
Approximately 227 people bear this surname
Otuokwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 184 | 1:962,732 | 41,060 |
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
Otuokwa (11) may also be a first name.
Otuokwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otuokwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Otuokwa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Otuokwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Otuokwa? popularity and diffusion
Otuokwa is the 1,085,744th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. The surname Otuokwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otuokwa are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename on earth, borne by 11 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 962,732. In Nigeria Otuokwa is most numerous in: Cross River, where 90 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent are found and Rivers, where 2 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 19 percent are found.
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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 Otuokwa
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