Omowale Surname

356,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,018 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Omowale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omowale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9251:191,50611,593
United States461:7,879,542351,394
England221:2,532,63991,802
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Omowale (1,132) may also be a first name.

Omowale Last Name Facts

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

Omowale is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Omowale? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omowale is the 356,707th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,158,690 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Omowale are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 236,660th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 1,132 people.

Omowale is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 925 people, or 1 in 191,506. In Nigeria Omowale is mostly found in: Osun, where 21 percent reside, Kwara, where 19 percent reside and Ondo, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Omowale Last Name Statistics demography

Omowale earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.91% less than the national average, earning $22,478 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omowole862,349/
Omowele86172/
Omawale8613/
Omowala861/
Omuwale861/
Omewale861/
Omowali861/
Omowolet802/
Omawal773/
Amowal771/
Omoval771/
Omawahleh753/
Omowealth751/
Omowoyele751/
Omowola7167/
Homobal719/
Omawole717/
Omawali717/
Omobole714/
Omabale714/
Omewole713/
Omavale712/
Amawale711/
Amoywal711/
Omawele711/
Amouwal711/
Emawale711/
Omawala711/
Amowala711/
Homawala672/
Homabale671/
Ammouwal671/
Umobaile671/
Omowoola671/
Omavuile671/
Gomavale671/

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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 Omowale
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