Omware Surname

496,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omware Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omware Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5811:79,4837,363
Tanzania721:735,30041,343
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Omware (71) may also be a first name.

Omware Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omware is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omware? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omware is the 496,702nd most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,975,220 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omware are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 71 people.

The surname Omware is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 581 people, or 1 in 79,483. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 31 percent are found, Siaya County, where 24 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Omware Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Omware surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omwar911/
Oumwaree861/
Omwajire861/
Omwere8323/
Ombare8315/
Omwara838/
Omwari838/
Omwore834/
Amware832/
Omuare831/
Onware831/
Osiemware801/
Ombaire77278/
Oumbare773/
Hombare773/
Onwaree771/
Ombarea771/
Omwerei771/
Amwar73378/
Ombar73148/
Ãware731/
Onwuhare714/
Hounware711/
Ambare676,971/
Omweri676,139/
Umbare674,545/
Anware671,796/
Ombari67151/
Umwari6756/
Ombair6751/
Amwari6732/
Hombar6719/
Onwara6714/
Ombore6713/
Emwere6712/
Onwore679/
Omuere676/
Omvore676/
Amwara675/
Omvara674/
Amuare673/
Ombary672/
Omuore672/
Oimbar672/
Ãwarge671/
Hamwar671/
Onuare671/
Gomvar671/
Amwaar671/
Amwary671/
Omwori671/
Omuhar671/

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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 Omware
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