Omwaka Surname
Approximately 1,492 people bear this surname
Omwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,466 | 1:31,501 | 3,443 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
Omwaka (214) may also be a first name.
Omwaka Demographics
Omwaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Omwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omwaka is most common in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Omwaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Omwaka is the 262,755th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,884,414 people. Omwaka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwaka reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Omwaka is also the 617,781st most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 214 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,466 people, or 1 in 31,501. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 75 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 11 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 4 percent reside. Beside Kenya Omwaka is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Omwaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Omwaka last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omwakah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Omwakai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amwaka | 83 | 53 | / |
| Omwake | 83 | 42 | / |
| Omuaka | 83 | 15 | / |
| Emwaka | 83 | 4 | / |
| Omwaki | 83 | 3 | / |
| Omweka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hamwaka | 77 | 302 | / |
| Ammwaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haamwaka | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gomwokay | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hamwaaka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Huimwaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ammwakay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amwoka | 67 | 572 | / |
| Emwako | 67 | 172 | / |
| Amwake | 67 | 113 | / |
| Amwako | 67 | 104 | / |
| Omwoki | 67 | 49 | / |
| Omuaki | 67 | 28 | / |
| Omuake | 67 | 11 | / |
| Amuaka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Omuako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omuoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emuaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omwoko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umwake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omueka | 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 Omwaka
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