Otwori Surname

115,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Otwori Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otwori Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,9681:11,6381,465
United States221:16,475,406557,260
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Otwori (961) may also be a first name.

Otwori Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otwori occurs most in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Otwori? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 115,400th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,820,976 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Otwori live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Otwori is also the 260,237th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 961 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 3,968 people, or 1 in 11,638. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 41 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 37 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Otwori Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Otwori last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Otwori earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.47% less than the national average, earning $23,528 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otwwori921/
Odwori835,864/
Otwari83293/
Atwori8310/
Otuori8310/
Otweri831/
Odwouri7714/
Odwoori773/
Odwuori772/
Ostwari772/
Ottuori771/
Odworiy771/
Otuorie771/
Oduori677,724/
Atweri67918/
Odwory67860/
Otwere67690/
Atwari67360/
Otuore6785/
Etwari6775/
Odwari6757/
Otuari679/
Adwori677/
Etwory675/
Odwora674/
Utwari673/
Odwuri671/
Otwara671/
Odweri671/
Otware671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Otwori
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis