Ontieri Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ontieri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ontieri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3041:151,90812,057
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

Ontieri (57) may also be a first name.

Ontieri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ontieri is found most in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ontieri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 883,255th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ontieri are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 57 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 151,908. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 53 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 44 percent reside and Narok County, where 1 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Burundi, where 0 percent reside.

Ontieri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gontieri931/
Ontiri922,004/
Onteri92265/
Antieri8664/
Gonteri8615/
Ounteri8610/
Onthiri861/
Antierio804/
Anthieri801/
Gonterio801/
Guntieri801/
Antiri771,388/
Enteri77430/
Anteri77262/
Ontere7764/
Entiri7738/
Onturi7716/
Ontera775/
Omtiri773/
Ontira771/
Ontery771/
Anterio71589/
Antgiri71362/
Anteuri7147/
Enterie7135/
Antiori7126/
Anthiri7117/
Antheri714/
Anteris712/
Ganteri712/
Enteeri711/
Hontere711/
Hontera711/
Antirio711/
Gontire711/
Onthuri711/
Anterri711/
Gantiri711/
Anterie711/
Hanteri711/
Entuiri711/
Entheri711/
Omtirip711/
Antiere711/
Antiorio6759/
Anthgiri6712/
Antherio678/
Gonterre671/
Honterey671/
Otintere671/
Gunterii671/
Antherie671/
Gonthire671/
Hunterii671/
Gunterio671/
Anthiere670/
Anterrio670/

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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 Ontieri
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