Otwang Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Otwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda491:796,72037,939
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Otwang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otwang is found most in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otwang? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,765,740th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. Otwang is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Otwang are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 796,720. In Uganda it is most common in: Apac District, where 59 percent are found, Oyam District, where 20 percent are found and Dokolo District, where 12 percent are found. Beside Uganda Otwang occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 41 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Otwang Last Name Statistics demography

Otwang earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.94% less than the national average, earning R 42,924 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Othwang921/
Outtwang861/
Atwang83514/
Etwang83158/
Otwong8317/
Utwang834/
Otuang832/
Hotwong77113/
Hothuang714/
Odwangue711/
Odwong67884/
Atwong67412/
Utuang67293/
Atuang67231/
Otuong6742/
Etwong6725/
Edwang6718/
Odbang6715/
Utwong676/
Oduang676/

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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 Otwang
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