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 more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 485,771st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,654,307 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwa are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Omwa is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 20 people.
The last name Omwa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 349 people, or 1 in 132,321. In Kenya Omwa is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 43 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 37 percent are found and Siaya County, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 40 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.
Omwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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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