Omewu Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Omewu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1091:1,625,16360,488
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Omewu (12) may also be a first name.

Omewu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omewu occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omewu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,727,723rd most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omewu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omewu is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name worldwide, held by 12 people.

The surname Omewu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 1,625,163. In Nigeria Omewu is mostly found in: Enugu, where 75 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omaewu911/
Amewu802,839/
Emewu80196/
Omebu80114/
Omowu8098/
Omawu803/
Amewou731,065/
Emewau733/
Omaiwu733/
Oumiwu733/
Umewhu731/
Amehwu731/
Omhowu731/
Omebuh731/
Omeabu731/
Ameawu731/
Homawou678/
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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 Omewu
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