Omewah Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omewah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omewah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

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 is most common in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omewah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Omewah live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omewah is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria Omewah is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 64 percent reside, Lagos, where 27 percent reside and Edo, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omewa9175/
Omoewa8321/
Emewah8311/
Omaewa834/
Omewoh833/
Omewga833/
Omeuwa831/
Omoevah7769/
Oymewai771/
Amewaha771/
Houmewa771/
Omiwa735,620/
Omeba7390/
Emewa7374/
Omawa7325/
Amewa7315/
Omewo735/
Omaeva67258/
Omoeva67156/
Omaywa67115/
Omowho6789/
Omejua6741/
Amawah6735/
Emeuwa6732/
Omoiwa6721/
Omohwa6720/
Omeboh6719/
Omowoh6716/
Omiwas6715/
Omaway679/
Omaiwa677/
Emeawa677/
Amewua677/
Otmewo677/
Amewat676/
Omowha675/
Amewoa674/
Emewau673/
Omowea673/
Amewad672/
Ameewa672/
Ameway672/
Omovea671/
Omawaa671/
Emejwa671/
Gomeva671/
Amhewa671/
Amgewa671/
Emoewa671/
Emeway671/
Omeaba671/
Omujwa671/
Amewas671/
O'Mawa671/
Omavoh671/
Omahuo671/
Hamewa671/
Amiwah671/
Omowua671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis