Otya Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Otya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon541:384,61233,542
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Otya (22) may also be a first name.

Otya Last Name Facts

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

Otya (Hindi: ओत्या, Marathi: ओत्या) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Otya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Otya is the 2,352,516th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. Otya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Otya live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Otya is also the 2,301,746th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 22 people.

The surname Otya is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 384,612. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 57 percent live, South Region, where 41 percent live and Centre Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gotya89179/
Hotya89161/
Otyaa8913/
Ottya892/
Otya'a80230/
Hotyat8030/
Hottya8018/
Goitya808/
Gothya806/
Otuiya802/
Hoytya801/
Goutya801/
Otyeha801/
Oteiya801/
Otayia801/
Oteuya801/
Atya7518,832/
Otia752,291/
Otea75747/
Utya7579/
Otja756/
Otyo752/
Hoyhtya73122/
Outoiya739/
Gotayya738/
Hoteyia732/
Attya678,140/
Ostia673,105/
Hotea672,987/
Atyah67958/
Gatya67728/
Gotyo67718/
Atyaa67612/
Gotia67389/
Ottia67375/
Hatya67355/
Otija67348/
Atyea67342/
Athya67149/
Hotyo6792/
Adtya6772/
Hotia6765/
Gutya6763/
Otiah6759/
Ottea6748/
Otias6744/
Outia6744/
Hutya6741/
Otyot6710/
Hotja679/
Ostía677/
Aatya676/
Othea675/
Șotea675/
Otiha674/
Uthya673/
Othia673/
Oteha672/
Otiea672/
Otiay672/
Oitia672/
Atyha671/
Oteea671/
Ostîa671/
Otiaa671/
Otiap671/
Otiaz671/
Otiad671/
Outaayad671/
Otjai671/
Oytea671/
Gottayya671/
Atyaj671/
Ootea670/

Otya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Otya in the Hindi language
ओत्याotya-
Otya in the Marathi language
ओत्याotya-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Otya
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