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
Omwami is most common in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Omwami? popularity and diffusion
Omwami is the 1,338,236th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omwami live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 303,815. In Kenya Omwami is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 53 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 32 percent are found and Busia County, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Omwami Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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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