Otuyo Surname
Approximately 234 people bear this surname
Otuyo Surname User-submission:
The Ile Otuyo compound is located in Omupo, Kwara state.
They sell iyo (salt) in this compound and that's why they are called olootu (owner) of iyo (salt): Olootuiyo. As time goes on, it was later shorten to Otuyo, which is what they call it today.
Read More About This SurnameOtuyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 228 | 1:776,942 | 34,923 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Otuyo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Ile Otuyo compound is located in Omupo, Kwara state.
They sell iyo (salt) in this compound and that's why they are called olootu (owner) of iyo (salt): Olootuiyo. As time goes on, it was later shorten to Otuyo, which is what they call it today.
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Where Does The Last Name Otuyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Otuyo is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Otuyo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Otuyo is the 1,064,392nd most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Otuyo live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Otuyo is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 776,942. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Edo, where 36 percent are found, Delta, where 16 percent are found and Lagos, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
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