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 last name Ofwiti is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ofwiti.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofwiti? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,422,956th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofwiti are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 355,230. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Busia County, where 55 percent live, Bungoma County, where 39 percent live and Kakamega County, where 3 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent live.

Ofwiti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name 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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