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.

Otyama Surname Distribution Map

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 surname Otyama is found most in Uganda. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Otyama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 655,080th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 15,842,491 people. Otyama is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otyama are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 459 people, or 1 in 85,053. In Uganda Otyama is primarily found in: Apac District, where 42 percent live, Lira District, where 12 percent live and Dokolo District, where 12 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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