Omwala Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Omwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 124 | 1:372,419 | 21,454 |
| Uganda | 59 | 1:661,683 | 33,952 |
Omwala Demographics
Omwala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Omwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omwala is found most in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Omwala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omwala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,257,535th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwala reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 372,419. In Kenya Omwala is mostly concentrated in: Busia County, where 58 percent are found, Siaya County, where 41 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 32 percent are found.
Omwala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omwalaa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ombala | 83 | 1,678 | / |
| Omwola | 83 | 108 | / |
| Omwela | 83 | 90 | / |
| Omwali | 83 | 21 | / |
| Omuala | 83 | 17 | / |
| Omwalo | 83 | 14 | / |
| Omwale | 83 | 11 | / |
| Amwala | 83 | 8 | / |
| Omvala | 83 | 5 | / |
| Omballa | 77 | 304 | / |
| Hamwala | 77 | 142 | / |
| Hombala | 77 | 105 | / |
| Ombalay | 77 | 64 | / |
| Oonwala | 77 | 32 | / |
| Amwaala | 77 | 18 | / |
| Onwuala | 77 | 14 | / |
| Oumbala | 77 | 10 | / |
| Onwalia | 77 | 9 | / |
| Omuhala | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gamwala | 77 | 3 | / |
| Amwalas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ombalia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ommbala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omwaali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emwalya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omwalid | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omwalyd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamwaala | 71 | 114 | / |
| Onwualia | 71 | 110 | / |
| Gamwalla | 71 | 7 | / |
| Oumballa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Oonwalla | 71 | 6 | / |
| Haamwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamwalah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goonwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Umwali | 67 | 13,729 | / |
| Ambala | 67 | 4,733 | / |
| Ombale | 67 | 2,978 | / |
| Ombola | 67 | 317 | / |
| Amwola | 67 | 246 | / |
| Ombalo | 67 | 243 | / |
| Amwali | 67 | 218 | / |
| Ombali | 67 | 107 | / |
| Umbala | 67 | 69 | / |
| Omwolo | 67 | 69 | / |
| Onvala | 67 | 61 | / |
| Anwala | 67 | 23 | / |
| Omvela | 67 | 13 | / |
| Amwalo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Omwole | 67 | 8 | / |
| Omuale | 67 | 7 | / |
| Onwola | 67 | 6 | / |
| Onbala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Umuala | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amwale | 67 | 3 | / |
| Emuala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ãwalia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amvala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omwoli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omwelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omuela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emwela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umvala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onuala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amuala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oumballah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omvale | 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 Omwala
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