Otwa Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Otwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Otwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otwa is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Otwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Otwa live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Otwa is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 1,561,571. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Agago District, where 28 percent are found, Luuka District, where 28 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Uganda Otwa exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found and Iran, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otway891,639/
Otwau8941/
Hotwa8911/
Otwai8910/
Otwat895/
Otwas893/
Othwa891/
Outwa891/
Ottwa890/
Ottway80361/
Hotwat8026/
Gottwa8012/
Othway800/
Atwa7524,703/
Otua75809/
Odwa75222/
Utwa75194/
Otwi75145/
Etwa7537/
Otwe759/
Otwo759/
Otwj755/
Outwait737/
Ostwatt731/
Hottway730/
Othwait730/
Attwa671,250/
Atwah67889/
Otwey67696/
Otwii67371/
Atwaa67310/
Atwau67248/
Gotua67203/
Atway67157/
Atwea67153/
Ostua67109/
Utwai67100/
Atwai67100/
Hotua6760/
Utwat6760/
Otwit6729/
Hutwa6722/
Hatwa6720/
Gotwi6720/
Etwau6719/
Etwah6716/
Atwad6711/
Etwai678/
Otuha678/
Odwaa678/
Odway677/
Otuah677/
Oitwi677/
Atwua676/
Gotwo674/
Atwwa674/
Otwot674/
Otuas674/
Atwaz673/
Otwei672/
Outhwait672/
Ottua672/
Odwas672/
Odwua672/
Odhwa671/
Odwoa671/
Otweu671/
Atwaj671/
Athwa671/
Uttwa671/
Ustwa671/
Othwe671/
Otwhe671/
Otwee671/
Utwua671/
Hetwa671/
Autwa671/
Otwos671/
Otuae671/
Otwuo671/
Otuay671/
Othwaitt670/

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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 Otwa
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