Omawe Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Omawe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omawe has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omawe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Omawe is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Omawe reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Omawe is most frequent in: Delta, where 92 percent reside and Ogun, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Omawe is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 7 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omawie9116/
Omawei9111/
Omaswe916/
Omaiwe911/
Homawe911/
Omaweh911/
Omae8924,902/
Omaw892/
Omaehwe8327/
Omaswei8314/
Omachwe836/
Goumawe835/
Omaiwhe832/
Homawey831/
Osmawei831/
Gomawei831/
Omayiwe831/
Omayowe831/
Omaywhe831/
Omajuwe831/
Omeahwe831/
Omaye801,924/
Omabe80753/
Omaje80550/
Amawe80290/
Ohmae80139/
Omowe80114/
Gomae8074/
Oimae8065/
Emawe8047/
Omawa8025/
Omawi8020/
Omaie8015/
Omave8010/
Umawe808/
Omiwe807/
Oumae806/
Omewe802/
Homaw801/
Omawy801/
Oumaw801/
O'Mae801/
Omeae801/
Hoemaawe771/
Homaie732,143/
Amawhe73331/
Omaiye73326/
Amahwe73285/
Gomawi73245/
Omowhe73222/
Amawei73163/
Omaywa73115/
Amaweh7381/
Amaiwe7350/
Hamawe7346/
Omoweh7346/
Omayie7340/
Omagie7339/
Homaee7338/
Omajeh7331/
Omaibe7330/
Omajie7326/
Ohmaye7322/
Humawe7317/
Homaye7315/
Oumaye7312/
Omayey7311/
Omajee7310/
Omayes7310/
Omaway739/
Omowie739/
Omoewe738/
Omaiwa737/
Gomave736/
Omawis736/
Omayei736/
Omayeh735/
Omowei735/
Oumaje735/
Homaey735/
Gomaye734/
Goumae734/
Osmawi734/
Emawhe733/
Omowea733/
Omavie732/
Ojmaje732/
Omayed732/
Omyewe732/
Umaawe732/
Amawea732/
Gomaey732/
Homawi732/
Omajoe732/
Omauey731/
Hemawe731/
Ehmawe731/
Emaweh731/
Omayee731/
Omawaa731/
Ojmaye731/
Omoswe731/
Amawed731/
Omabeh731/
Amauwe731/
Houmae731/
Homaje731/
Omaabe731/
Omajje731/
Umawed731/
Emmawe731/
Amawer731/
Amawey731/
O'Mawa731/
Omijae731/
Omawhy731/
Omehwe731/
Omohwe731/
Amaawe731/
Oihmaw731/
Osmaje731/
Homaae731/
Omahey730/
Omaa674,346/
Omay674,335/
Omey671,264/
Omai671,142/
Omee671,043/
Omajuwa67858/
Omaj67330/
Omie67255/
Goumaye67231/
Oomajee67212/
Omow67197/
Amae67174/
Omea67171/
Umae67157/
Omoa67156/
Omei67149/
Omojewe67131/
Omue6786/
Omau6769/
Omoe6761/
Homayed6747/
Omayiwa6735/
Omayewa6727/
Omuowei6721/
Omayeye6721/
Amaihwe6720/
Omeu6719/
Omoowhe6717/
Amaw6710/
Gomajee679/
Homaied678/
Omoyaye677/
Omowest676/
Hammawe675/
Omayowa675/
Omoweye675/
Houmawa675/
Omye674/
Omowije674/
Othmawi674/
Omej673/
Goumaje673/
Homayee673/
Houmaae672/
Omoyewe672/
Emmawue672/
Omouwei672/
Amawoue672/
Houmaye672/
Hemmawe671/
Homajee671/
Amaweed671/
Hamajwe671/
Omaiech671/
Amaewei671/
Omoyaie671/
Omoshwe671/
Houmabe671/
Humawed671/
Omaieis671/
Othmawy671/
Oumaiye671/
Oummaye671/
Osmayeh671/
Ômae671/
O'Maiye671/
Omayesh671/
Homaiee671/
Omayebi671/
Omahaye671/
Omaheiy671/
Omaheya671/
Omojawa671/
Amauwhe671/
Emmawie671/
Asmawee671/
Oumawis670/

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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
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  • 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 Omawe
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