Omohwo Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omohwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omohwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3131:565,95127,462
England101:5,571,806158,774

Omohwo (185) may also be a first name.

Omohwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omohwo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Omohwo.

How Common Is The Last Name Omohwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 847,909th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. The last name Omohwo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Omohwo are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omohwo is also the 669,105th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 185 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 313 people, or 1 in 565,951. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 80 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 7 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omowo91323/
Omoowo831,213/
Omowho8389/
Omohwa8320/
Emohwo8317/
Omowoh8316/
Osmowo832/
Omowoo831/
Omobho831/
Emoohwo7724/
Omohuwa772/
Omuowho771/
Omowa731,218/
Omobo73792/
Omovo73375/
Amowo73207/
Omewo735/
Omawo734/
Emowo732/
Oumouwou718/
Omooba67532/
Omoowa6767/
Homawo6736/
Omovoh6733/
Amobho6723/
Omoiwa6721/
Omoewa6721/
Omovuo6713/
Omouwa6713/
Emowho6711/
Amoowo677/
Omoubo676/
Omowha675/
Omoibo675/
Omaboh674/
Amowoh674/
Omewoh673/
Amowoo673/
Omoboy672/
Homovo672/
Omuovo671/
Omohua671/
Omowua671/
Omavoh671/
Omuobo671/
Oumobo671/
Omoova671/

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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 Omohwo
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