Omow Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Omow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Omow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omow is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omow? popularity and diffusion
The surname Omow is the 1,198,640th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. Omow is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omow reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Somalia, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 68,633. Barring Somalia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omowa | 89 | 1,218 | / |
| Omowe | 89 | 114 | / |
| Homow | 89 | 4 | / |
| Osmow | 89 | 3 | / |
| Gomow | 89 | 2 | / |
| Omowhe | 80 | 222 | / |
| Goumow | 80 | 14 | / |
| Omohwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goomow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osmoow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amow | 75 | 310 | / |
| Omov | 75 | 41 | / |
| Emow | 75 | 14 | / |
| Umow | 75 | 6 | / |
| Omaw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Omof | 75 | 1 | / |
| Omofowa | 73 | 38 | / |
| Omoowhe | 73 | 17 | / |
| Omofe | 67 | 211 | / |
| Gomov | 67 | 143 | / |
| Omoev | 67 | 115 | / |
| Amowe | 67 | 90 | / |
| Homov | 67 | 52 | / |
| Amowa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Omova | 67 | 27 | / |
| Osmov | 67 | 26 | / |
| Humow | 67 | 19 | / |
| Omawe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Homob | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ahmow | 67 | 8 | / |
| Omhof | 67 | 6 | / |
| Homof | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oumov | 67 | 6 | / |
| Amoew | 67 | 3 | / |
| Omoff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hamow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osmaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omasw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ammow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omoef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emoiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omohf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omoub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aamow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oumaw | 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 Omow
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