Ositu Surname
Approximately 681 people bear this surname
Ositu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 679 | 1:68,012 | 6,500 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Ositu (82) may also be a first name.
Ositu Demographics
Ositu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ositu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ositu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ositu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ositu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 487,389th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,701,242 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ositu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ositu is also the 1,060,447th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 82 people.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 679 people, or 1 in 68,012. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 77 percent live, Narok County, where 12 percent live and Migori County, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Ositu is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Ositu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ositu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oshitu | 91 | 21 | / |
| Ossitou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gosaitu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Asitu | 80 | 166 | / |
| Osetu | 80 | 32 | / |
| Esitu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ojitu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ozitu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eshitu | 73 | 2,416 | / |
| Gasitu | 73 | 36 | / |
| Ojeitu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hasitu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ashitu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Asitou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Asithu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Asitau | 73 | 6 | / |
| Asaitu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Asituj | 73 | 4 | / |
| Esiteu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Assitu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asittu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asietu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osetau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Housietou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Assitou | 67 | 302 | / |
| Ashithu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Asistuj | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ashittu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ashaitu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hashitu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojaitou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asheitu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashietu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aeshitu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gashitu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hasitou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Utshitu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ositu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis