Omowaiye Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omowaiye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omowaiye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2591:683,94931,723
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England71:7,959,723202,100

Omowaiye (23) may also be a first name.

Omowaiye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omowaiye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omowaiye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 942,947th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. The surname Omowaiye is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Omowaiye are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omowaiye is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 23 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 259 people, or 1 in 683,949. In Nigeria Omowaiye is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 34 percent are found, Kogi, where 18 percent are found and Osun, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Omowaiye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Omowaiye surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Omowaiye earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oemowaiye944/
Omowaye934,197/
Oomowaye885/
Omoweiye883/
Omowaaye882/
Omowoiye881/
Omobaiye881/
Omoowaye881/
Omowie869/
Omowae861/
Omowye861/
Omowoye8055/
Omawaye805/
Omoweye805/
Omowije804/
Omowiyi803/
Omowaje803/
Omoswie801/
Omowahe801/
Oumowajaye784/
Omovoiye7513/
Omovie711,553/
Amowie71311/
Omawie7116/
Omuwie712/
Omabie712/
Omavie712/
Omavye711/
Omobye711/
Omouvie6722/
Amawaye6714/
Omabije679/
Omavowe673/
Omuovie671/
Omoivie671/
Omabiyi671/
Omovihe671/
Omobije671/
Omosuiy671/
Omavuye671/

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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 Omowaiye
  • 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