Omwando Surname
Approximately 2,583 people bear this surname
Omwando Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,574 | 1:17,941 | 2,128 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Omwando (417) may also be a first name.
Omwando Demographics
Omwando Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Omwando Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omwando Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Omwando is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Omwando click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omwando? popularity and diffusion
The surname Omwando is the 167,441st most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,821,350 people. Omwando occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwando reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 420,947th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 417 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,574 people, or 1 in 17,941. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 58 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 18 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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 carrying the Omwando surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omwandho | 93 | 488 | / |
| Omwanda | 86 | 1,683 | / |
| Emwando | 86 | 1 | / |
| Omwondo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ombando | 86 | 1 | / |
| Omuandho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hounwando | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ombanda | 71 | 322 | / |
| Ambando | 71 | 75 | / |
| Amwanda | 71 | 7 | / |
| Omuanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ombondo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anweando | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambandou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwandoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamwaanda | 63 | 2 | / |
| Ambondo | 57 | 274 | / |
| Ambanda | 57 | 231 | / |
| Umbanda | 57 | 69 | / |
| Anwanda | 57 | 64 | / |
| Umbondo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Amuanda | 57 | 1 | / |
| Annwanda | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ambondou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hambanda | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hamuhanda | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ambaindah | 50 | 1 | / |
| Emvoundou | 50 | 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 Omwando
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