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.

Otwelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Otwelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otwelo occurs most in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential 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 widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Otwelo is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Otwelo reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Otwelo is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 80 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Otwelo exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found.

Otwelo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

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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