Omowoma Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Omowoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omowoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Omowoma (58) may also be a first name.

Omowoma Last Name Facts

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

Omowoma is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Omowoma.

How Common Is The Last Name Omowoma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Omowoma is the 2,843,861st most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Omowoma are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 58 people.

The last name Omowoma is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria Omowoma is most prevalent in: Delta, where 59 percent reside, Ogun, where 28 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Iceland, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omowomi8616/
Omowome863/
Omewoma863/
Omowomo861/
Omowoumi801/
Omowumi713,076/
Omobomi71411/
Omowami7131/
Omobome716/
Omobuma714/
Omawomi713/
Omobomo711/
Emewoma711/
Omowuumi674/
Omowumei673/
Omowummi673/
Oomowumi672/
Omoowumi672/
Omouwumi672/
Omowumee671/
Homobomo671/
Omehuoma671/
Amauwoma671/

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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 Omowoma
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