Onchwati Surname

563,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onchwati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onchwati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5561:83,0577,633
China31:455,773,85521,925
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Onchwati (80) may also be a first name.

Onchwati Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onchwati is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onchwati? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 563,577th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 12,967,164 people. Onchwati is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onchwati are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Onchwati is also the 1,075,395th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 80 people.

The surname Onchwati is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 556 people, or 1 in 83,057. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 45 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 33 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 22 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in China, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Onchwati Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Onchwati surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onchati93293/
Onchuati881/
Onchat8655/
Onchwadhi821/
Unchati80208/
Onchoti80128/
Inchati8035/
Anchati8020/
Onchuti804/
Onchuat804/
Aonchat803/
Ounchat801/
Onnaichati7822/
Anuchati75589/
Yunchati75316/
Onchaidi75142/
Inchauti7580/
Aanchati754/
Ynchauti753/
Ouncheti751/
Anchatti751/
Oanchadi751/
Inchat71654/
Onchit71375/
Unchat71343/
Onchet7194/
Anyachati7174/
Onchot7173/
Oonchitti7124/
Anchat7115/
Onnaichat715/
Inchautti714/
Ounchitti713/
Enchat712/
Ynchautti712/
Ounicheti711/
Onchoet67126/
Anuchat67108/
Inchoti6752/
Onchita6736/
Anchate6726/
Yanchat6725/
Oncheta6724/
Ancheti6723/
Enchadi6715/
Anchata6714/
Encheti6714/
Inchata6713/
Onchote6710/
Ounchit678/
Ounchaidee675/
Yonchit674/
Aunchat674/
Inchate674/
Unchiti673/
Onchetu673/
Enchaot672/
Oonchit672/
Inchuti672/
Anchoti672/
Anhchat671/
Aonchet671/
Yunchat671/
Oinchot671/
Anchhat671/
Anchwad671/
Onuchit671/
Ainchat671/

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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
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  • 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 Onchwati
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