Ofwiti Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ofwiti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ofwiti 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
Kenya1301:355,23020,851
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ofwiti Demographics

Ofwiti Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ofwiti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ofwiti is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofwiti? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,422,956th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name Ofwiti occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofwiti reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 355,230. In Kenya it is most common in: Busia County, where 55 percent live, Bungoma County, where 39 percent live and Kakamega County, where 3 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent live.

Ofwiti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ofwiti surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Ofwete6717/
Obuiti678/
Hofweister631/
Ofweteh621/
Hoffweister591/
Offwette571/
Obuite5047/
Abbiti5026/
Ofueta503/
Obwete502/
Ofuete501/
Abuiti501/
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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 Ofwiti
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