Otweya Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Otweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 49 | 1:942,447 | 33,788 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Otweya Demographics
Otweya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Otweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Otweya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Otweya? popularity and diffusion
Otweya is the 2,718,172nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otweya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Otweya is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 942,447. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent live. Apart from Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Otweya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Otweya surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otwey | 91 | 696 | / |
| Otwiya | 83 | 188 | / |
| Otweyo | 83 | 94 | / |
| Otweyi | 83 | 19 | / |
| Atweya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Otwieyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Otway | 73 | 1,639 | / |
| Atwea | 73 | 153 | / |
| Otwau | 73 | 41 | / |
| Otwai | 73 | 10 | / |
| Otwei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Otweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ottway | 67 | 361 | / |
| Adweya | 67 | 109 | / |
| Otuawe | 67 | 32 | / |
| Otuaya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Otueja | 67 | 13 | / |
| Utwiya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Odweyo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Otueyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Otuoya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Otuiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Etweye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atwiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ottwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otueyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otwiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ethwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Othway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Otweya
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