Omwalo Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Omwalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Omwalo (12) may also be a first name.
Omwalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omwalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omwalo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Omwalo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omwalo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Omwalo is the 5,213,395th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwalo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Omwalo is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name globally It is held by 12 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,848,325. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisumu County, where 75 percent reside, Busia County, where 8 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ombalo | 83 | 243 | / |
| Omwala | 83 | 183 | / |
| Omwolo | 83 | 69 | / |
| Amwalo | 83 | 10 | / |
| Omwelo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ombaloy | 77 | 28 | / |
| Onwualo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Omwalaa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Omballo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oumbalou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Umbalo | 67 | 5,609 | / |
| Ombala | 67 | 1,678 | / |
| Ombolo | 67 | 1,480 | / |
| Ambalo | 67 | 307 | / |
| Omwola | 67 | 108 | / |
| Omwela | 67 | 90 | / |
| Omuala | 67 | 17 | / |
| Amwala | 67 | 8 | / |
| Emwolo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Omvala | 67 | 5 | / |
| Amwolo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onbalo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omuolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amwelo | 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 Omwalo
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