Omanwa Surname

346,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omanwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omanwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0291:44,8784,639
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England31:18,572,686338,250
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Omanwa (147) may also be a first name.

Omanwa Last Name Facts

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

Omanwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omanwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 346,917th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,914,180 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Omanwa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 760,591st most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 147 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,029 people, or 1 in 44,878. In Kenya Omanwa is most common in: Nyamira County, where 51 percent live, Kisii County, where 26 percent live and Nairobi County, where 16 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Omanwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Omanwa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Omanwa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.99% less than the national average, earning $28,482 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omhanwa921/
Amanwa8354/
Omonwa834/
Umanwa834/
Omanwo831/
Amanwah7746/
Umeanwa7725/
Amanwad7717/
Gumanwa772/
Emeanwa772/
Amanwai772/
Hamanwa772/
Osmanva772/
Omeinwa771/
Amaanwa771/
Âmganwa771/
Amanway771/
Omohunwa719/
Aamanwad716/
Hammanwa713/
Hemanway712/
Ammanwah711/
Emeaunwa711/
Amanwo6788/
Omamba6746/
Amanba6743/
Omomwa6730/
Amanwi6720/
Omonwe6715/
Amanua6714/
Emanua674/
Umonwa671/
Homannvaz671/
Amomwa671/

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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 Omanwa
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