Otwabe Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otwabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Otwabe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2921:158,15012,467
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087

Otwabe (39) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Otwabe Demographics

Otwabe Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Otwabe Last Name Facts

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

Otwabe occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Otwabe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otwabe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Otwabe is the 881,213th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 23,815,510 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Otwabe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 39 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 158,150. In Kenya Otwabe is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 50 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 46 percent reside and Nandi County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya Otwabe occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Otwabe Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otwaabe921/
Atwabe832/
Otuabe831/
Atwabi67990/
Otuebe6710/
Otuaba674/
Adwabe674/
Oduabe671/
Atwave671/
Atuabe671/

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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 Otwabe
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