Otyama Surname

655,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Otyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Otyama Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4591:85,0538,972
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Otyama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otyama is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otyama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 655,080th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 15,842,491 people. Otyama is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otyama live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 459 people, or 1 in 85,053. In Uganda Otyama is mostly concentrated in: Apac District, where 42 percent live, Lira District, where 12 percent live and Dokolo District, where 12 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otiama83114/
Otyame83106/
Atyama83101/
Utyama8334/
Otjama832/
Otuyoma7716/
Utyamat777/
Gatyama772/
Atyamma771/
Outiama771/
Atyamat771/
Hotehama71754/
Hatyamat7140/
Hotiamah7116/
Atyame67975/
Atiama67144/
Utiama6770/
Otioma6750/
Otyomo679/
Ateama671/
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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 Otyama
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