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

The surname Otya (Hindi: ओत्या, Marathi: ओत्या) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,352,516th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Otya reside; 82 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 22 people.

Otya is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 384,612. In Cameroon Otya is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 57 percent are found, South Region, where 41 percent are found and Centre Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 9 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

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
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  • 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 Otya
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