Okitwi Surname

350,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okitwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okitwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda8141:47,9605,880
Kenya2251:205,24414,810
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okitwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okitwi is found most frequently in Uganda. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okitwi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 350,743rd most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 7,007,256 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okitwi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 814 people, or 1 in 47,960. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Tororo District, where 55 percent reside, Busia District, where 20 percent reside and Manafwa District, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Okitwi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okitwii9210/
Okitwyi921/
Akitwi831,278/
Ekitwi83175/
Okutwi8353/
Okitui838/
Okitwe831/
Akitwii7726/
Ekitwii7716/
Okutwii772/
Akittwi771/
Ekitui67315/
Akitui67148/
Akutwi67136/
Aketwi676/
Akitwe674/
Ekutwi672/
Oketwa671/
Okidwe671/
Akutwii624/
Akutwui621/
Ekitway621/
Akidwai621/
Okutui50251/
Okutue50128/
Ukidwe5031/
Akidwe501/

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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 Okitwi
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