Omwasa Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Omwasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omwasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda451:867,54039,905
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Omwasa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omwasa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Omwasa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwasa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 867,540. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Serere District, where 73 percent live, Amuria District, where 22 percent live and Kayunga District, where 4 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombasa836,854/
Omwasi836/
Omwaso832/
Onwasa832/
Omwosa831/
Omuasa831/
Ombassa77269/
Omwacha7725/
Hamwasa7717/
Onwuasa775/
Ombasha772/
Ombaisa771/
Omuatsa771/
Onwausa771/
Hombasha71125/
Amwashat712/
Hombassa711/
Onwuasaa711/
Omwaitsi711/
Amwasath711/
Ombaso673,737/
Ambasa673,461/
Ombase671,865/
Omuasi6749/
Amwasi6745/
Ombasi6735/
Amuasa6729/
Onwaso6721/
Ombaša6715/
Ombosa6711/
Onwasoaya678/
Anwasa677/
Onwosa673/
Umbasa673/
Omwosi672/
Emwaso672/
Onwuashai671/
Amwashcha671/
Àmbasa671/
Omwoso671/
Ombasy671/
Emwosa671/
Amwaza671/

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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 Omwasa
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