Omurwa Surname
Approximately 1,750 people bear this surname
Omurwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,727 | 1:26,740 | 2,992 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Omurwa (409) may also be a first name.
Omurwa Demographics
Omurwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Omurwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omurwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Omurwa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Omurwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 231,065th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,164,312 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omurwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 426,190th most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 409 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,727 people, or 1 in 26,740. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 46 percent live, Nyamira County, where 26 percent live and Nairobi County, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Omurwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Omurwa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Omurwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $38,225 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omurua | 83 | 5 | / |
| Omorwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Emurwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Omurbay | 77 | 34 | / |
| Gumurwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gamurwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Humurwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omoerwha | 71 | 7 | / |
| Omorua | 67 | 143 | / |
| Amurua | 67 | 52 | / |
| Emurua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Umurua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oymorua | 62 | 1 | / |
| Amurwhe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Omorhwo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hamorwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Homorwe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Omoruah | 62 | 1 | / |
| Omiruah | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hamirwai | 57 | 1 | / |
| Amirva | 50 | 8 | / |
| Omorue | 50 | 8 | / |
| Umorua | 50 | 2 | / |
| Amirua | 50 | 2 | / |
| Omoruo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Omorui | 50 | 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 Omurwa
- 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