Omwae Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Omwae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Omwae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omwae Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Omwae is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Omwae.
How Common Is The Last Name Omwae? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Omwae are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Omwae is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 67 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 17 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Omwae is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omwaye | 91 | 1 | / |
| Omwai | 80 | 8 | / |
| Omway | 80 | 5 | / |
| Onwae | 80 | 4 | / |
| Omwea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Omwaa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Omwoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ombaye | 73 | 993 | / |
| Omwaya | 73 | 89 | / |
| Omwayi | 73 | 76 | / |
| Homway | 73 | 25 | / |
| Hombae | 73 | 22 | / |
| Omwayo | 73 | 12 | / |
| Omuaye | 73 | 11 | / |
| Homwey | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gomway | 73 | 6 | / |
| Amwaet | 73 | 5 | / |
| Omwoya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Omwoye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Omweya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gomwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omweyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amwawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oomwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gomwoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omwueyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oumbaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onwaeyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oymewai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hombahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ombaiye | 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 Omwae
- 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