Omwando Surname

167,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omwando Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omwando Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,5741:17,9412,128
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Omwando (417) may also be a first name.

Omwando Last Name Facts

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

Omwando has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Omwando? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 167,441st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,821,350 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwando live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Omwando is also the 420,947th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 417 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,574 people, or 1 in 17,941. In Kenya Omwando is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 58 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 18 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Omwando Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Omwando surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omwandho93488/
Omwanda861,683/
Emwando861/
Omwondo861/
Ombando861/
Omuandho801/
Hounwando751/
Ombanda71322/
Ambando7175/
Amwanda717/
Omuanda711/
Ombondo711/
Anweando671/
Ambandou671/
Anwandoi671/
Hamwaanda632/
Ambondo57274/
Ambanda57231/
Umbanda5769/
Anwanda5764/
Umbondo571/
Amuanda571/
Annwanda531/
Ambondou531/
Hambanda531/
Hamuhanda501/
Ambaindah501/
Emvoundou501/

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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 Omwando
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis