Omwaga Surname

523,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omwaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omwaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6071:76,0797,111
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080

Omwaga (37) may also be a first name.

Omwaga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omwaga is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Omwaga.

How Common Is The Last Name Omwaga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 523,160th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,735,179 people. The surname Omwaga is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Omwaga reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 37 people.

It is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 607 people, or 1 in 76,079. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 28 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 28 percent are found and Migori County, where 25 percent are found. Beside Kenya Omwaga exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Omwaga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omwanga9216/
Omwagha924/
Omwagah921/
Omwaunga861/
Omwega832,746/
Ombaga83418/
Omwago833/
Onwaga833/
Amwaga831/
Omwage831/
Omuaga831/
Omwaghe7713/
Ombagga776/
Onwuaga773/
Gamwaga772/
Ombagah771/
Omvanga771/
Hamwaga771/
Ombagha771/
Omwanghe71579/
Onwuagha7163/
Hombagai714/
Aumwanga711/
Asimwaga711/
Omwahghe711/
Omboga674,221/
Ombagi67448/
Amwoga67328/
Ambaga67229/
Ombago67151/
Emuaga6776/
Amuaga6713/
Amwago6713/
Omwogo679/
Anwaga677/
Onuaga674/
Omuoga673/
Omwogi672/
Umbaga672/
Ombage671/
Omwannghe671/
Hamwaanga671/
Onwuangha671/
Onwoga671/

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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 Omwaga
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