Omowe Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1061:1,671,15861,739
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Omowe (123) may also be a first name.

Omowe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omowe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omowe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omowe is the 1,710,039th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Omowe are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omowe is also the 840,349th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 123 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 1,671,158. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 41 percent reside, Ekiti, where 37 percent reside and Edo, where 8 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Omowe is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omowhe91222/
Omoweh9146/
Omowie919/
Omoewe918/
Omowei915/
Omowea913/
Omoswe911/
Omohwe911/
Omow89197/
Omoe8961/
Omuowei8321/
Omoowhe8317/
Omowest836/
Omoweye835/
Omowije834/
Omouwei832/
Omoshwe831/
Omoye80649/
Omoei80585/
Omobe80305/
Amowe8090/
Gomoe8084/
Omoje8079/
Omoue8072/
Omove8023/
Omuwe8018/
Emowe8015/
Omawe8014/
Homow804/
Omoie802/
Omewe802/
Omowaaye772/
Omovie731,553/
Amowie73311/
Omogie73106/
Omooye7397/
Omoowa7367/
Omoiye7324/
Omoiwa7321/
Omojes7321/
Omojie7316/
Omawie7316/
Amowei7314/
Omouwa7313/
Omoveh7312/
Amouwe7312/
Omawei7311/
Omuswe7311/
Omioye7310/
Homoue739/
Emowei738/
Omoive737/
Omoyie736/
Omaswe736/
Gomoeh735/
Omowha735/
Omosue735/
Omoyeh735/
Amoowe734/
Hamowe733/
Omoejo733/
Omoije732/
Omuwie732/
Omovei732/
Omajoe732/
Omooje731/
Umowei731/
Omoybe731/
Omobhe731/
Homove731/
Omobey731/
Omovea731/
Omuwet731/
Oumoue731/
Gomoey731/
Homawe731/
Omaweh731/
Omover731/
Omehwe731/
Omgoye731/
Omoube731/
Omouie731/
Omobee731/
Omojbe731/
Amoiwe731/
Omae6724,902/
Omoy673,141/
Omoi671,444/
Omey671,264/
Omee671,043/
Amoe67884/
Amow67310/
Omou67263/
Omie67255/
Omoshue67250/
Omea67171/
Omoyeye67171/
Omoa67156/
Omei67149/
Omue6786/
Omhover6750/
Omoj6749/
Umoe6740/
Omaehwe6727/
Omoigie6722/
Omeu6719/
Omowaya6714/
Omaswei6714/
Omoveha6711/
Omoyaye677/
Omoejeh677/
Amouwhe677/
Omiojie676/
Omachwe676/
Omayowa675/
Goumawe675/
Omye674/
Houmoue674/
Omoyeie674/
Homoved674/
Omej673/
Omojehe673/
Omaw672/
Omoyoye672/
Omoyehe672/
Omojowa672/
Homawey671/
Homover671/
Hamohwe671/
Amoiwei671/
Amoejwe671/
Omoyowa671/
Osmawei671/
Gomawei671/
Omovihe671/
Omoyaie671/
Omoivie671/
Omoihie671/
Omoueth671/
Oumouye671/
Omuovie671/
Omogieh671/
Omogiue671/
Omohsue671/
Oymioye671/
Omouwha671/

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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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  • 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 Omowe
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