Otwa Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Otwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otway | 89 | 1,639 | / |
| Otwau | 89 | 41 | / |
| Hotwa | 89 | 11 | / |
| Otwai | 89 | 10 | / |
| Otwat | 89 | 5 | / |
| Otwas | 89 | 3 | / |
| Othwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Outwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ottwa | 89 | 0 | / |
| Ottway | 80 | 361 | / |
| Hotwat | 80 | 26 | / |
| Gottwa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Othway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Atwa | 75 | 24,703 | / |
| Otua | 75 | 809 | / |
| Odwa | 75 | 222 | / |
| Utwa | 75 | 194 | / |
| Otwi | 75 | 145 | / |
| Etwa | 75 | 37 | / |
| Otwe | 75 | 9 | / |
| Otwo | 75 | 9 | / |
| Otwj | 75 | 5 | / |
| Outwait | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ostwatt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hottway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Othwait | 73 | 0 | / |
| Attwa | 67 | 1,250 | / |
| Atwah | 67 | 889 | / |
| Otwey | 67 | 696 | / |
| Otwii | 67 | 371 | / |
| Atwaa | 67 | 310 | / |
| Atwau | 67 | 248 | / |
| Gotua | 67 | 203 | / |
| Atway | 67 | 157 | / |
| Atwea | 67 | 153 | / |
| Ostua | 67 | 109 | / |
| Utwai | 67 | 100 | / |
| Atwai | 67 | 100 | / |
| Hotua | 67 | 60 | / |
| Utwat | 67 | 60 | / |
| Otwit | 67 | 29 | / |
| Hutwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hatwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gotwi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Etwau | 67 | 19 | / |
| Etwah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Atwad | 67 | 11 | / |
| Etwai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Otuha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Odwaa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Odway | 67 | 7 | / |
| Otuah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oitwi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Atwua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gotwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Atwwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Otwot | 67 | 4 | / |
| Otuas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Atwaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Otwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Outhwait | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ottua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odwas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odwua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Athwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uttwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ustwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Othwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otwhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Utwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hetwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Autwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otwos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otuae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otwuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Othwaitt | 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 Otwa
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