Osotsi Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Osotsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osotsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4561:101,2728,845
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Osotsi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osotsi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osotsi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 653,013th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Osotsi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 456 people, or 1 in 101,272. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 50 percent live, Nairobi County, where 27 percent live and Kakamega County, where 21 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Osotsi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Osotsi earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osotsit9265/
Osostsi924/
Ososi91202/
Ososhi8338/
Osatsi836/
Osiosi835/
Asotsi835/
Osotse831/
Ososai831/
Osoisi831/
Oshotse7777/
Oshoshi7710/
Osothsy779/
Ososchi774/
Osodsit772/
Osadtsi772/
Osiotse771/
Hosatsi771/
Ososa7363/
Osasi7361/
Osose7340/
Osoci736/
Osozi732/
Ososy731/
Hososchi7140/
Osioschi7132/
Gashotsi715/
Housousi713/
Osadtsyi711/
Asutsi67216/
Azossi67213/
Ocotzi67115/
Osoize6747/
Osuosa6743/
Acossi6742/
Osetse6730/
Gosasi6727/
Oshose6722/
Ossuci6718/
Osashi6714/
Ossaci6711/
Osochi6711/
Osasih676/
Hosose676/
Oxossi675/
Asousi675/
Osasai674/
Osasei674/
Osousa673/
Asatsi673/
Ososaa673/
Osoose673/
Osadtschi673/
Osasis672/
Oshosa672/
Ossasi672/
Oxóssi671/
Asetsi671/
Asotse671/
Hossoussi671/
Osoica671/
Ojossi671/
Otsosi671/
Asohsi671/
Atshotshi671/
Osasui671/
Osozie671/
Osasie671/
Asoisi671/

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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 Osotsi
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