Owiti Surname

26,087th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owiti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owiti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya19,9131:2,319371
Tanzania5401:98,0409,704
Uganda671:582,67631,350
United States541:6,712,202314,667
England121:4,643,172139,951
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Owiti (4,388) may also be a first name.

Owiti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owiti is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owiti? popularity and diffusion

Owiti is the 26,087th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 353,336 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owiti live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owiti is also the 104,179th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 4,388 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 19,913 people, or 1 in 2,319. In Kenya Owiti is most common in: Kisumu County, where 25 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 18 percent are found and Siaya County, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Owiti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Owiti earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.03% more than the national average, earning $43,160 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owitti91105/
Oweiti9115/
Owitii911/
Owaiti911/
Howiti911/
Owietei836/
Oweithi831/
Awiti806,601/
Obiti80720/
Owita80135/
Owite8037/
Owuti8015/
Oweti8015/
Owity809/
Uwiti806/
Oviti804/
Ovisti73217/
Howite7376/
Awitti7366/
Obaiti7360/
Ahwiti7330/
Goviti7324/
Awisti7324/
Awaiti7320/
Owitha7312/
Obitei7311/
Obitti7310/
Obuiti738/
Aweiti738/
Oweity738/
Awithi737/
Uwitai735/
Owhite735/
Uweiti734/
Aboiti733/
Owetie732/
Awuiti732/
Hobiti732/
Owoite731/
Hawiti731/
Owetti731/
Awitih731/
Owaity731/
Owitty731/
Awitai731/
Uwitie731/
Obitai731/
Obeiti731/
Owitta731/
Owithe731/
Ovitei731/
Owaita731/
Hoviti731/
Hewiti731/
Oweita731/
Owutie731/
Obhiti731/
Hawithi67191/
Uwitije6732/
O'White6724/
Govhiti679/
Hovitie677/
Hawaiti675/
Ahwaiti674/
Awaitih674/
Owoitha673/
Awithit671/
Huwaiti671/
O'Witte671/
Owetije671/
Govithi671/
Hewitti671/
Howaity671/
Howiter670/

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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
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  • 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 Owiti
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