Onteri Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onteri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onteri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1661:278,19218,180
India911:8,429,290174,159
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Onteri (209) may also be a first name.

Onteri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onteri is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onteri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onteri is the 975,866th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Onteri are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 34 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 625,736th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 209 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 278,192. In Kenya Onteri is mostly concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 51 percent live, Kisii County, where 46 percent live and Migori County, where 1 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Onteri Last Name Statistics demography

Onteri earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.43% less than the national average, earning $37,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ontieri92305/
Gonteri9215/
Ounteri9210/
Gonterio861/
Ontiri832,004/
Ontari83683/
Enteri83430/
Anteri83262/
Ontere8364/
Ontori8358/
Ontera835/
Ontery831/
Anterio77589/
Oentari77312/
Antieri7764/
Anteuri7747/
Enterie7735/
Onttari7712/
Antheri774/
Anteris772/
Ganteri772/
Enteeri771/
Anterie771/
Hanteri771/
Entheri771/
Onthiri771/
Onthari771/
Anterri771/
Hontere771/
Ontarie771/
Hontera771/
Antherio718/
Honterey711/
Gonterre711/
Gunterio711/
Otintere711/
Gunterii711/
Anthieri711/
Antherie711/
Hunterii711/
Anterrio710/
Antari678,433/
Antiri671,388/
Antori67206/
Antery67132/
Antere67104/
Untera6762/
Antera6750/
Entari6742/
Entiri6738/
Entery6735/
Ontary6710/
Ontare677/
Onthetree673/
Omtiri673/
Entere673/
Omtere672/
Ontira671/
Entori671/
Ontore671/
Untere671/
Ântari671/

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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 Onteri
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