Owotan Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Owotan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 31 | 1:333,407 | 26,304 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
Owotan (25) may also be a first name.
Owotan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owotan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owotan is found most in Benin. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Owotan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,661,929th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owotan live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 25 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 333,407. In Benin Owotan is primarily found in: Plateau Department, where 61 percent are found and Ouémé Department, where 39 percent are found. Other than Benin this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 42 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owoetan | 92 | 30 | / |
| Owootan | 92 | 14 | / |
| Owoitan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owhotane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owatan | 83 | 255 | / |
| Owetan | 83 | 5 | / |
| Awotan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Obotan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ewotan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owoton | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awoutan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Awotane | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gowatan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oewetan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awoetan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owutain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Howatan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Awoutang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awouttan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gouwôtan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouboutan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ewoton | 67 | 3,557 | / |
| Ewetan | 67 | 454 | / |
| Awoton | 67 | 417 | / |
| Owutam | 67 | 84 | / |
| Awatan | 67 | 50 | / |
| Owuton | 67 | 20 | / |
| Avotan | 67 | 20 | / |
| Abotan | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ewatan | 67 | 17 | / |
| Obatan | 67 | 16 | / |
| Owaton | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ovutan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awetan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Houboutan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oboton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovoton | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Owotan
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