Otuyo Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

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.

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Otuyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2281:776,94234,923
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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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Otuyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otuyo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otuyo? popularity and diffusion

Otuyo is the 1,064,392nd most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otuyo reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 776,942. In Nigeria Otuyo is most prevalent in: Edo, where 36 percent reside, Delta, where 16 percent reside and Lagos, where 16 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Otuyo exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

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