Omwai Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Omwai Last Name Facts

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

Omwai has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omwai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwai are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Omwai is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Busia County, where 25 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 25 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 25 percent are found. Barring Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and Ghana, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Omwayi9176/
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Oomwai911/
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Omwi891/
Oymewai831/
Amwai80755/
Ombai80463/
Onwai8034/
Homwa8014/
Omwae808/
Omway805/
Omwah804/
Omwaa802/
Omwea802/
Emwai802/
Omwoa801/
Omwua801/
Amwayi735,259/
Amwaih73267/
Amwaiy73115/
Omwaya7389/
Houmwa7387/
Ocimwa7371/
Osemwa7325/
Homway7325/
Amwais7324/
Goumwa7318/
Homwad7317/
Onwaji7316/
Omwayo7312/
Onwayi7312/
Gomway736/
Honwai732/
Hamwai732/
Hombai732/
Ombaji732/
Omwoya732/
Omnwah731/
Omweya731/
Omwaye731/
Omba6746,931/
Ombi672,154/
Onwa671,401/
Omva67525/
Omua67473/
Amwa67464/
Onwi67403/
Omwe6757/
Omui6755/
Umwi6747/
Emwa6734/
Onwuhai6728/
Umwa677/
Omwueyi675/
Omwj674/
Onwuayi674/
Ochimwa673/
Ochemwa672/
Omwy671/
Oumbayi671/
Emwi671/
Omvi671/
Aumwait671/
Onwuaji671/
Homwach671/
Ommbayi671/
Amwayit671/
Hamwais671/
Houmnwa671/

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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
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  • 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 Omwai
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