Omwaro Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omwaro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omwaro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1501:307,86619,317

Omwaro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omwaro is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omwaro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,434,893rd most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name Omwaro is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwaro reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 307,866. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Busia County, where 48 percent are found, Migori County, where 43 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 6 percent are found.

Omwaro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omworo8395/
Omwero8357/
Omuaro8327/
Ombaro8320/
Omwara838/
Oumbaro774/
Omuarou771/
Onwuaroh7130/
Onwuaruo7121/
Oumbarou711/
Umbaro67304/
Omuero67187/
Ombara67156/
Omwera67102/
Ambaro6743/
Onworo6725/
Umuaro6721/
Omboro6717/
Onuaro6715/
Onwara6714/
Amworo676/
Amwara675/
Omvara674/
Omuoro672/
Anwaro671/

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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 Omwaro
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