Omwange Surname
Approximately 1,127 people bear this surname
Omwange Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,119 | 1:41,269 | 4,325 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Omwange (216) may also be a first name.
Omwange Demographics
Omwange Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Omwange Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omwange Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omwange is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Omwange? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 329,025th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,466,323 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omwange live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 614,549th most widely held given name internationally, held by 216 people.
Omwange is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,119 people, or 1 in 41,269. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 73 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 16 percent are found and Nyamira County, where 8 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Omwange Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Omwange earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omwanghe | 93 | 579 | / |
| Omwannghe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ombange | 86 | 25 | / |
| Omwanga | 86 | 16 | / |
| Amwanget | 80 | 10 | / |
| Omwonghe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Omwanjhe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Omwaunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onwanghe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amhwange | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omwansa | 71 | 1,478 | / |
| Omwanza | 71 | 616 | / |
| Ombangi | 71 | 172 | / |
| Amwanga | 71 | 166 | / |
| Onwanga | 71 | 97 | / |
| Anwange | 71 | 29 | / |
| Umbange | 71 | 21 | / |
| Onwangi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Omwonga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ambange | 71 | 5 | / |
| Omwansi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Omwanji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Omwongi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Emwangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omvanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onwanze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anhwange | 67 | 121 | / |
| Ambangea | 67 | 41 | / |
| Hamwanze | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ambhange | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omwong'a | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omwanchi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oimuangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwanche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omuhanze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omuhangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwuange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwhange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwanger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aumwanga | 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 Omwange
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