Otuwa Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Otuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
Uganda421:929,50741,540
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Otuwa (19) may also be a first name.

Otuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otuwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Otuwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otuwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,491,356th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Otuwa live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Otuwa is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 2,160,278. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 30 percent live, Ondo, where 21 percent live and Lagos, where 17 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Otuwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Otuwa are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Otuwa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Otauwa913/
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Ottuwa911/
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Outouwa8327/
Otuiwai831/
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Otuba801,158/
Atuwa80611/
Otiwa80372/
Otuwe80369/
Etuwa80274/
Otuwo8070/
Utuwa8018/
Otuva8010/
Otuwi801/
Othuba73523/
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Otiwaa73288/
Otouba73247/
Utuhwa73217/
Atuhwa73114/
Athuwa7353/
Atouwa7337/
Autuwa7334/
Ethuwa7315/
Otubah7313/
Otuweh7310/
Atuwah739/
Otihua739/
Othiwa737/
Otuwoh737/
Atuwai737/
Utuwha736/
Adtuwa736/
Hatuwa736/
Hutuwa735/
Otuvai733/
Otuuba733/
Otubha733/
Attuwa732/
Otubea732/
Gotuva731/
Otuwou731/
Otuhwo731/
Atuwau731/
Ateuwa731/
Uttuwa731/
Otuwee731/
Ottuba731/
Utouwa731/
Ustuwa731/
Utuwua731/
Atuway731/
Ottiwa730/
Otoway730/
Othowaa67195/
Ottoway67158/
Attouwa6717/
Ottouba674/
Othoway673/
Atouwai672/
Etouwai671/
Gatouwa671/
Otiwaah671/
Othouba671/
Hatuwai671/
Othiway671/
Otuwuho671/
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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 Otuwa
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