Omiawele Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omiawele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omiawele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2191:808,87136,014
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Omiawele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omiawele occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Omiawele.

How Common Is The Last Name Omiawele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,082,743rd most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Omiawele reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 808,871. In Nigeria Omiawele is most common in: Edo, where 62 percent reside, Delta, where 20 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 4 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emiawele881/
Omiawela881/
Omiyele8038/
Emiowele75433/
Omihaley751/
Omiyiale751/
Omiyyale751/
Omyiel711/
Amiable67274/
Amiabel6791/
Amiyele674/
Emioweli632/
Omicheal631/
Hamieal536/
Amihail531/
Amiyeli531/
Asmieal531/
Gamieal531/
Amesayel5014/
Ameahule5011/
Omiyiola506/
Gamjiyal501/
Amehowle501/

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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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  • 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 Omiawele
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