Omwango Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omwango Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omwango Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1471:314,14919,561
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Omwango (10) may also be a first name.

Omwango Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omwango is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Omwango.

How Common Is The Last Name Omwango? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,409,418th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname Omwango occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Omwango are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 314,149. In Kenya Omwango is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 55 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 35 percent reside and Migori County, where 6 percent reside. Barring Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Omwango Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombango86705/
Omwanga8616/
Onwango863/
Omwongo862/
Onmbango8078/
Ombangou8013/
Ommbango8010/
Umwangho809/
Onwangot804/
Omwaunga801/
Oumbango801/
Omwangat801/
Onwangho801/
Uhmwangho751/
Om'mbango751/
Atimwango751/
Ombongo71231/
Amwanga71166/
Ambango71116/
Emwanga71108/
Onwanga7197/
Umbango7189/
Ombanga7165/
Anwango7145/
Omwonga716/
Amwongo711/
Omvanga711/
Onbango711/
Onmbongo674/
Omwong'a672/
Hambango672/
Aumwanga671/
Ambangou671/
Oumbanga671/
Omvongou671/
Omuhongo671/
Ombang'a671/
Hombongo671/

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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
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  • 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 Omwango
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