Omowo Surname
Approximately 323 people bear this surname
Omowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 283 | 1:625,946 | 29,673 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
Omowo (83) may also be a first name.
Omowo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omowo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Omowo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Omowo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 847,909th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. The surname Omowo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Omowo live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omowo is also the 1,052,971st most frequent first name internationally, held by 83 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 283 people, or 1 in 625,946. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 48 percent reside, Delta, where 19 percent reside and Ogun, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omoowo | 91 | 1,213 | / |
| Omohwo | 91 | 323 | / |
| Omowho | 91 | 89 | / |
| Omowoh | 91 | 16 | / |
| Osmowo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Omowoo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Omuowho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Omowa | 80 | 1,218 | / |
| Omobo | 80 | 792 | / |
| Omovo | 80 | 375 | / |
| Amowo | 80 | 207 | / |
| Umowo | 80 | 19 | / |
| Omewo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Omawo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Emowo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oumouwou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Omooba | 73 | 532 | / |
| Omoowa | 73 | 67 | / |
| Homawo | 73 | 36 | / |
| Omovoh | 73 | 33 | / |
| Omoewa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Omoiwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Omohwa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Emohwo | 73 | 17 | / |
| Omouwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Omovuo | 73 | 13 | / |
| Emowho | 73 | 11 | / |
| Amoowo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Omoubo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Omoibo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Omowha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Amowoh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Umoowo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Amowoo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Omewoh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Omoboy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Emuowo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Homovo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oumobo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omuobo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omuovo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omowua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omobho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omoova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Homawoo | 67 | 2,582 | / |
| Emuowho | 67 | 36 | / |
| Emoohwo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Homawou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Omoobah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Amuowho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Homowad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omgoiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omohuwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amowood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umhowho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omoswua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omowahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omoiboh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoomawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omouwha | 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 Omowo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis