Ontiri Surname

206,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ontiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ontiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9961:23,1362,630
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ontiri (280) may also be a first name.

Ontiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ontiri is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ontiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 206,734th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,636,500 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ontiri live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 530,161st most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 280 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,996 people, or 1 in 23,136. In Kenya Ontiri is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 58 percent live, Nyamira County, where 22 percent live and Nairobi County, where 8 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Ontiri Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ontieri92305/
Onthiri921/
Antiri831,388/
Onteri83265/
Entiri8338/
Onturi8316/
Omtiri833/
Ontira831/
Antgiri77362/
Antieri7764/
Antiori7726/
Anthiri7717/
Gonteri7715/
Ounteri7710/
Antirio771/
Gontire771/
Onthuri771/
Gantiri771/
Entuiri771/
Omtirip771/
Antiorio7159/
Anthgiri7112/
Gonterio711/
Anthieri711/
Gonthire711/
Anturi672,007/
Enteri67430/
Enturi67308/
Anteri67262/
Ontere6764/
Antira6755/
Ontera675/
Antire672/
Entiry672/
Ontery671/
Untira670/
Entire670/

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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 Ontiri
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