Omewah Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Omewah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
Omewah (23) may also be a first name.
Omewah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omewah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omewah has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Omewah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. Omewah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Omewah are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omewah is also the 2,239,265th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.
The surname Omewah is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria Omewah is primarily found in: Plateau, where 64 percent reside, Lagos, where 27 percent reside and Edo, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omewa | 91 | 75 | / |
| Omoewa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Emewah | 83 | 11 | / |
| Omaewa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Omewoh | 83 | 3 | / |
| Omewga | 83 | 3 | / |
| Omeuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Omoevah | 77 | 69 | / |
| Oymewai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amewaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Houmewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omiwa | 73 | 5,620 | / |
| Omeba | 73 | 90 | / |
| Emewa | 73 | 74 | / |
| Omawa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Amewa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Omewo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Omaeva | 67 | 258 | / |
| Omoeva | 67 | 156 | / |
| Omaywa | 67 | 115 | / |
| Omowho | 67 | 89 | / |
| Omejua | 67 | 41 | / |
| Amawah | 67 | 35 | / |
| Emeuwa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Omoiwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Omohwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Omeboh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Omowoh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Omiwas | 67 | 15 | / |
| Omaway | 67 | 9 | / |
| Omaiwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Emeawa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Amewua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Otmewo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Amewat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Omowha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Amewoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Emewau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Omowea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amewad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ameewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ameway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omovea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omawaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emejwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gomeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amhewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amgewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emoewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emeway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omeaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omujwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amewas | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Mawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omavoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omahuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amiwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omowua | 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 Omewah
- 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