Otwona Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otwona Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otwona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1721:268,48817,784
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Otwona Last Name Facts

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

Otwona occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otwona? popularity and diffusion

The last name Otwona is the 1,136,896th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Otwona reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 268,488. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 99 percent reside and Busia County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Otwona Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otwonga9231/
Otwono832/
Otwoni832/
Otwana832/
Atwona831/
Atwonna7798/
Otwongo7742/
Otwongi775/
Atwotna774/
Otwanga772/
Othwana771/
Atwonga771/
Utwonga771/
Othwoni771/
Gothwana711/
Otwane672,697/
Otwani671,614/
Odwono67104/
Atuona6770/
Etwana6752/
Otwany6730/
Otuana6720/
Etuona678/
Atwono676/
Atwena675/
Atwana675/
Otweno673/
Otuone673/
Oduona672/
Otuoni672/
Otuony671/
Otuena671/
Odbona671/
Atwoni671/

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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 Otwona
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