Omawi Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Uganda

Omawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218

Omawi (13) may also be a first name.

Omawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omawi is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Omawi.

How Common Is The Last Name Omawi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Omawi is predominantly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Omawi are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 65 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 13 people.

The surname Omawi is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 7,787,556. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 100 percent live. Apart from The Philippines it is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 35 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gomawi91245/
Omawie9116/
Omawei9111/
Omawis916/
Osmawi914/
Homawi912/
Omaswei8314/
Othmawi834/
Gomawei831/
Osmawei831/
Oumawis830/
Amawi804,696/
Omabi80114/
Omawa8025/
Omawe8014/
Umawi8011/
Omawy801/
Omavi801/
Emawi801/
Hamawi731,547/
Amawei73163/
Omaywa73115/
Umawid73110/
Amhawi73100/
Umawis7331/
Omaibe7330/
Ahmawi7311/
Omaibi7311/
Umawai7311/
Omabai7310/
Omaway739/
Omowie739/
Omobai739/
Omaiwa737/
Umawit737/
Omaswe736/
Eumawi736/
Omowei735/
Ammawi735/
Gomavi734/
Humawi733/
Omavie732/
Amawyi732/
Oumabi731/
Omavis731/
Omajbi731/
Omawhy731/
Omaweh731/
Homawe731/
O'Mawa731/
Amgawi731/
Amawai731/
Omeabi731/
Omahui731/
Omawaa731/
Omovai731/
Omaiwe731/
Hommaiwai7136/
Omaehwe6727/
Omuowei6721/
Omabhai6710/
Amawais677/
Amaiwai676/
Omachwe676/
Goumawe675/
Houmawa675/
Omowije674/
Hahmawi672/
Omaiwhe672/
Hammawi672/
Homabai672/
Omouwei672/
Hommabi671/
Hemawai671/
Omavich671/
Homawey671/
Hamawai671/
Hosmavi671/
Amaewei671/
Humawit671/
Othmawy671/
Asmawii671/
Gamhawi671/
Omaywhe671/
Omeahwe671/
Oymewai671/
Emmawie671/
Asmaawi671/
Asmahwi671/

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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 Omawi
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