Omwa Surname
Approximately 684 people bear this surname
Omwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 349 | 1:132,321 | 10,872 |
| Uganda | 271 | 1:144,056 | 12,926 |
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Omwa (20) may also be a first name.
Omwa Demographics
Omwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Omwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Omwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 485,771st most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,654,307 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwa reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 20 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 349 people, or 1 in 132,321. In Kenya Omwa is most prevalent in: Kisumu County, where 43 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 37 percent live and Siaya County, where 15 percent live. Aside from Kenya it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 40 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.
Omwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homwa | 89 | 14 | / |
| Omwai | 89 | 8 | / |
| Omway | 89 | 5 | / |
| Omwah | 89 | 4 | / |
| Omwaa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Omwea | 89 | 2 | / |
| Omwua | 89 | 1 | / |
| Omwoa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Houmwa | 80 | 87 | / |
| Ocimwa | 80 | 71 | / |
| Homway | 80 | 25 | / |
| Osemwa | 80 | 25 | / |
| Goumwa | 80 | 18 | / |
| Homwad | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gomway | 80 | 6 | / |
| Omnwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gomwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oomwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omba | 75 | 46,931 | / |
| Onwa | 75 | 1,401 | / |
| Omva | 75 | 525 | / |
| Omua | 75 | 473 | / |
| Amwa | 75 | 464 | / |
| Omwe | 75 | 57 | / |
| Emwa | 75 | 34 | / |
| Umwa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Omwj | 75 | 4 | / |
| Omwo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Omwy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Omwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ochimwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ochemwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Homwach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oymewai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houmnwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ombay | 67 | 4,311 | / |
| Oumba | 67 | 2,255 | / |
| Homba | 67 | 1,949 | / |
| Homwe | 67 | 1,105 | / |
| Amwai | 67 | 755 | / |
| Ombai | 67 | 463 | / |
| Hemwa | 67 | 330 | / |
| Onwah | 67 | 266 | / |
| Ombaa | 67 | 201 | / |
| Omvoa | 67 | 200 | / |
| Hamwa | 67 | 69 | / |
| Oimba | 67 | 54 | / |
| Ounwa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Emwau | 67 | 36 | / |
| Onwai | 67 | 34 | / |
| Amwah | 67 | 33 | / |
| Onwha | 67 | 30 | / |
| Onwua | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ombea | 67 | 15 | / |
| Amwaj | 67 | 12 | / |
| Honwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Amway | 67 | 8 | / |
| Onmba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Omvaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Umwad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gomua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onwea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oinwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Humwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uomba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oomba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omvad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omhua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amwga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omvap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ombau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omvah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omvea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ombha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ombaș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homua | 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 Omwa
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