Across the world, Otene (Otene 
) is quite a rare epicene given name. The first name Otene is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. Likewise, Otene is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Otene | Australia, Nigeria, New Zealand, Kenya, Cameroon |
| otene pitau Rongowhakaata leader, NZ (b. 1834) |
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| otene rakena (b. 1925) |
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| matungulu otene (b. 1946) |
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| otene paora Ngati Whatua leader, Anglican lay reader, land negotiator, NZ |
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