Omakwa Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Omakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Omakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omakwa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Omakwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Omakwa is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omakwa are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 36 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Omakwa is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Omakwa is primarily concentrated in: Kampala District, where 50 percent live, Zombo District, where 38 percent live and Gulu District, where 13 percent live. Not including Uganda it is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homaikwa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Omeaukwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Omagwa | 83 | 1,613 | / |
| Amakwa | 83 | 24 | / |
| Omokwa | 83 | 22 | / |
| Omakwe | 83 | 9 | / |
| Omakwo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Emakwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Omakua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Omekwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hamakwa | 77 | 148 | / |
| Amaukwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Omeakwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Emaikwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Amakwah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Amakwai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Omokhwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Amakwha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Omankwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omeukwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omakwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omeagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amahkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amakwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omoukwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amankwha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amakwaah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amahkwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omakwoth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamankwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haamakwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omokwe | 67 | 937 | / |
| Amakwe | 67 | 915 | / |
| Omagba | 67 | 56 | / |
| Emekwa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Omogwa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Omokwo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Emokwa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Amakua | 67 | 17 | / |
| Umakwe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Amagwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Emagwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amakwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Omegwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Emakua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omagwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omagwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omacua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omekwo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Omakwa
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