Omwale Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Omwale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omwale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Omwale Last Name Facts

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

Omwale has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omwale? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwale live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Omwale is most prevalent in: Northern Cape, where 88 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 18 percent reside and Kenya, where 9 percent reside.

Omwale Last Name Statistics demography

Omwale earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.77% less than the national average, earning R 95,592 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omwal914/
Ombale832,978/
Omwala83183/
Omwele83151/
Omwali8321/
Omwole838/
Omuale837/
Amwale833/
Omwile831/
Omvale831/
Hombale77119/
Oumbale7714/
Omwalaa774/
Ombhale772/
Omwalyd771/
Omwalid771/
Omwahul771/
Omwaali771/
Onwalie771/
Ombalhe771/
Ombal73413/
Amwal7388/
Onwal732/
Ãwale731/
Otinwale7114/
Omwuyali712/
Onwualie711/
Oumballe711/
Umwali6713,729/
Ambale674,624/
Hombal673,839/
Amwele67767/
Umbale67247/
Amwali67218/
Ombole67199/
Amuale67127/
Omwola67108/
Ombali67107/
Emwali6741/
Onvale6733/
Anwale6720/
Omuala6717/
Amwail6716/
Omuele6710/
Amwala678/
Omweli677/
Hamwal677/
Oumbal677/
Amvale675/
Omvala675/
Omuald674/
Omwoyeleu673/
Gomval673/
Onwali672/
Amnwal672/
Omball671/
Aamwal671/
Omwoli671/
Ahmwal671/
Omvile671/
Homual671/
Atmwal671/
Ohmweiler671/

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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
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  • 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 Omwale
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