Otuwe Surname
Approximately 369 people bear this surname
Otuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 366 | 1:483,997 | 24,298 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Otuwe (177) may also be a first name.
Otuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Otuwe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Otuwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Otuwe is the 770,644th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otuwe are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Otuwe is also the 685,598th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 177 people.
Otuwe is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 483,997. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kogi, where 44 percent reside, Abia, where 15 percent reside and Benue, where 10 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Otuwe is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otuweh | 91 | 10 | / |
| Otuewe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Otuwee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Otuw | 89 | 7 | / |
| Otueweh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Etuwe | 80 | 365 | / |
| Otuwa | 80 | 141 | / |
| Otiwe | 80 | 74 | / |
| Otube | 80 | 74 | / |
| Otowe | 80 | 54 | / |
| Atuwe | 80 | 44 | / |
| Utuwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Otuwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Otouw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Houtouwe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Hatuwe | 73 | 535 | / |
| Otuvie | 73 | 84 | / |
| Otuibe | 73 | 44 | / |
| Etuweh | 73 | 30 | / |
| Gatuwe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Otauwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Otuwwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Atouwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Otubea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Utuwhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Etuewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Otuuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Etuwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gotuve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Otubee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Othuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Utuwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Athuwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ottuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Etouwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hottowe | 67 | 35 | / |
| Outouwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ottoube | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gutuhwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Outiewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otuiwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otuwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hotubee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hotowie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Otuwe
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