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 found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owiti? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 26,087th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 353,336 people. Owiti is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owiti live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 104,179th most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 4,388 people.

Owiti is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 19,913 people, or 1 in 2,319. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 25 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 18 percent are found and Siaya County, where 17 percent are found. Beside Kenya it exists 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 adherence 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/

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 Owiti
  • 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