Otweyo Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Otweyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 69 | 1:669,274 | 29,584 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
Otweyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otweyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Otweyo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Otweyo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Otweyo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,918,812th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otweyo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Otweyo is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 669,274. In Kenya Otweyo is primarily found in: Migori County, where 93 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 6 percent are found and Siaya County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 27 percent are found.
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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 Otweyo
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