Omwakwe Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Monaco

Omwakwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Omwakwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1941:238,04116,587
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Omwakwe Demographics

Omwakwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 10 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Omwakwe Last Name Facts

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

Omwakwe occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omwakwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,189,614th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname Omwakwe is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Omwakwe are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Omwakwe is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 238,041. In Kenya Omwakwe is most common in: Kakamega County, where 51 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 35 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 5 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and Monaco, where 1 percent are found.

Omwakwe Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omwekwe861/
Omuekwe714/
Omwagwa711/
Ambakwe711/
Hamwekwe671/
Omwaugbe671/
Amuakwa57417/
Ambagwe5741/
Ambokwe5716/
Umuokwe573/
Ambakue571/
Emwogwe571/
Amuekwe571/
Amuhokwe531/
Houmbagbe501/
Amuhookwe501/
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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 Omwakwe
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