Otwero Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otwero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Otwero 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
Kenya1381:334,63720,269
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Otwero Demographics

Otwero Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Otwero Last Name Facts

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

Otwero occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Otwero? popularity and diffusion

Otwero is the 1,504,764th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname Otwero is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otwero are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Otwero is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 334,637. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 88 percent live, Bungoma County, where 7 percent live and Nairobi County, where 3 percent live. Besides Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Otwero Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Otwero last name 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
Otwera83107/
Otwaro8312/
Atwero835/
Otuero832/
Etwero831/
Odwero831/
Otworo831/
Otwaroh771/
Atworo672,382/
Odwaro67146/
Etwaro67113/
Odwera67101/
Atwaro6729/
Adwero672/
Atwera672/
Otwara671/
Atwiro671/
Odworo671/
Odwiro671/
Otwira671/
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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 Otwero
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