Wotia Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wotia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wotia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya661:699,69530,103
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wotia (72) may also be a first name.

Wotia Last Name Facts

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

Wotia is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wotia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,185,341st most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. Wotia occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Wotia are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wotia is also the 1,143,416th most numerous given name in the world, held by 72 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 699,695. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 97 percent are found, Kisii County, where 2 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Wotia occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Wotia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wotia surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Botia805,498/
Watia80283/
Wetia8022/
Votia803/
Wotio802/
Wutia802/
Wotya801/
Wootieay771/
Watiah731,071/
Botija73660/
Bottia73146/
Bothia73128/
Boutia7339/
Wotjas7311/
Watija738/
Boitia735/
Wattia735/
Watiha732/
Wethia731/
Waatia731/
Woutio731/
Bootia731/
Botiha731/
Watjia731/
Wetiea731/
Boytia730/
Wathiha6744/
Wauthia6718/
Boutiah6713/
Bouhtia678/
Wattiah676/
Wutieay674/
Bouthia672/
Bouttia672/
Bothija672/
Wahatia671/
Wojtyea671/
Boutiha671/
Wooteay671/
Bootiea671/
Bottiay671/
Boteija671/

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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 Wotia
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