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 last name Okitwi occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Okitwi.

How Common Is The Last Name Okitwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okitwi is the 350,743rd most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,007,256 people. Okitwi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okitwi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 814 people, or 1 in 47,960. In Uganda Okitwi is most common in: Tororo District, where 55 percent live, Busia District, where 20 percent live and Manafwa District, where 6 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Okitwi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Okitwi surname is principally 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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