Otwelo Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otwelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Otwelo 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
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Otwelo Demographics

Otwelo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Otwelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otwelo is most common in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otwelo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Otwelo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Otwelo live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Otwelo is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 80 percent live and Vihiga County, where 20 percent live. Excluding Kenya Otwelo is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live.

Otwelo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Otwelo surname is principally 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
Otwello921/
Otwalo832/
Otwolo831/
Otwilo831/
Othwolo7717/
Godwelo771/
Atwalo67169/
Odwilo67163/
Otwala6776/
Otwila6711/
Etwalo679/
Odwalo678/
Otwola673/
Atuelo673/
Atwolo671/
Atwela671/
Odwela671/
Otuela671/
Adwelo671/
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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 Otwelo
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