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

The surname Wotia is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wotia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,185,341st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Wotia reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most common forename on earth, borne by 72 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 699,695. In Kenya Wotia is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 97 percent live, Kisii County, where 2 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Wotia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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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