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 more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Omwaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Omwaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 262,755th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,884,414 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwaka are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 617,781st most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 214 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,466 people, or 1 in 31,501. In Kenya Omwaka is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 75 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 11 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 4 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Omwaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Omwaka surname is principally 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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