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 found most in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Omwalo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwalo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname Omwalo is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,848,325. In Kenya Omwalo is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 75 percent reside, Busia County, where 8 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Omwalo 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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