Omaswa Surname
Approximately 202 people bear this surname
Omaswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 197 | 1:198,169 | 15,952 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Omaswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omaswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Omaswa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omaswa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Omaswa is the 1,177,228th most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Omaswa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 198,169. In Uganda Omaswa is mostly found in: Ngora District, where 46 percent live, Katakwi District, where 14 percent live and Amuria District, where 13 percent live. Excluding Uganda Omaswa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omawa | 91 | 25 | / |
| Omawas | 83 | 326 | / |
| Omaywa | 83 | 115 | / |
| Omawat | 83 | 18 | / |
| Gomawa | 83 | 16 | / |
| Omaway | 83 | 9 | / |
| Omaiwa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Amaswa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Omaswe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Omasua | 83 | 4 | / |
| O'Mawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Omawaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Omaswei | 77 | 14 | / |
| Houmawa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Homawas | 77 | 3 | / |
| Goumawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omoswua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gamaswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omaba | 73 | 1,442 | / |
| Omowa | 73 | 1,218 | / |
| Amawa | 73 | 375 | / |
| Omawo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hamauswa | 71 | 27 | / |
| Gumauswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houmaiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamawa | 67 | 1,385 | / |
| Amahwa | 67 | 247 | / |
| Amauwa | 67 | 141 | / |
| Omabay | 67 | 128 | / |
| Amawha | 67 | 84 | / |
| Omoowa | 67 | 67 | / |
| Homawo | 67 | 36 | / |
| Hommaiwai | 67 | 36 | / |
| Amawah | 67 | 35 | / |
| Amaway | 67 | 21 | / |
| Omoiwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Omohwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Amaw'a | 67 | 16 | / |
| Omouwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Emasva | 67 | 12 | / |
| Omawei | 67 | 11 | / |
| Omabai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Omaaba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ammawa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Omaiba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Omajua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amawua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oumaba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amawea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amasua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amazwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omavas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emasua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amaawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amawga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omeuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omavat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omoswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omozwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omasbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omeaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amaiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omatshuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahmawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amasswaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amawai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amawoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aïmawa | 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 Omaswa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis