Witila Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Witila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya841:549,76126,736
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Witila (47) may also be a first name.

Witila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Witila has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witila? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,007,164th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. Witila is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Witila are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 47 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 549,761. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 87 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found and West Pokot County, where 5 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Witila Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Witila last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woitila922/
Waitila922/
Witilah921/
Witilha921/
Waithila866/
Wisthila861/
Wittilha861/
Bitila83169/
Witula83130/
Wutila8321/
Vitila8315/
Witile833/
Witily831/
Wojtila7731/
Witulla7728/
Voitila7727/
Wittula7725/
Woytila7718/
Huitila7718/
Waitile7713/
Woitula7711/
Waitili778/
Baitila775/
Weitile775/
Bituila774/
Vistila773/
Bithila773/
Woityla772/
Witilit771/
Whitily771/
Vittila771/
Wistilä771/
Bitilah771/
Vitilas771/
Vitilia771/
Wuthilai7153/
Vaistila7118/
Huittila7116/
Wittulla716/
Whitiley716/
Voijtila712/
Whitelay712/
Whittile711/
Woitulla711/
Vitela675,868/
Wituła67579/
Betila67378/
Vitula67250/
Bitela67173/
Wetula67169/
Witulo67139/
Witele6795/
Bitili6743/
Wetela6742/
Vittiglia6737/
Witheiler6717/
Bitile6714/
Witeli6712/
Waitullah6711/
Vitile677/
Wetili674/
Bitilo673/
Vytila673/
Whitelead673/
Wetile673/
Witely672/
Vitilo672/
Vitili672/
Wittullah671/
Wutthilai671/
Vitilä671/
Wutula671/
Bityla671/
Vetila671/
Wutela671/

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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 Witila
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