Omwali Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Omwali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omwali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Omwali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omwali occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omwali? popularity and diffusion

Omwali is the 4,307,654th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Omwali occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwali live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Omwali is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,951,964. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Bukedea District, where 60 percent live, Kumi District, where 35 percent live and Rakai District, where 5 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omwalid921/
Omwaali921/
Umwali8313,729/
Amwali83218/
Omwala83183/
Ombali83107/
Emwali8341/
Omwale8311/
Omweli837/
Onwali832/
Omwoli831/
Hombali77750/
Onwuali77131/
Onwalia779/
Omwalaa774/
Umwaali771/
Oumbali771/
Onwalie771/
Omballi771/
Omwalyd771/
Onwualia71110/
Homballi7188/
Houmbali7166/
Atimwali711/
Onwuaali711/
Onwualie711/
Onwuayli711/
Ambali6717,066/
Ombale672,978/
Omwele67151/
Omwola67108/
Anwali6757/
Amuali6743/
Umbali6721/
Omuala6717/
Amwala678/
Omwole678/
Omuale677/
Omvala675/
Amwale673/
Ãwalia672/
Onuali671/
Amwoli671/
Amvali671/
Emuali671/
Omueli671/
Onwoli671/
Emweli671/
Omvale671/
Omvoli671/

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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 Omwali
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