Omwami Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Omwami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 152 | 1:303,815 | 19,191 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Omwami Demographics
Omwami Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Omwami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omwami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Omwami is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Omwami? popularity and diffusion
The surname Omwami is the 1,338,236th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omwami reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 303,815. In Kenya Omwami is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 53 percent live, Kakamega County, where 32 percent live and Busia County, where 3 percent live. Beside Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Omwami Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gomwami | 92 | 3 | / |
| Omwamie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ombami | 83 | 96 | / |
| Umwami | 83 | 6 | / |
| Omwama | 83 | 2 | / |
| Amwami | 83 | 1 | / |
| Omwame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Omuami | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hamwami | 77 | 250 | / |
| Gonwami | 77 | 9 | / |
| Omwuama | 77 | 6 | / |
| Oumbami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gamwami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onweami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haamwami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omwoma | 67 | 432 | / |
| Amwama | 67 | 255 | / |
| Ambami | 67 | 59 | / |
| Onwama | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ombomi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onvami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emvami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omwomy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omweme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omuama | 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 Omwami
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