Omwayi Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Omwayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 74 | 1:624,053 | 28,587 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Omwayi (10) may also be a first name.
Omwayi Demographics
Omwayi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Omwayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omwayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omwayi occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Omwayi.
How Common Is The Last Name Omwayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Omwayi is the 2,168,711th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omwayi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Omwayi is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 10 people.
The surname Omwayi is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 624,053. In Kenya Omwayi is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 99 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 1 percent live. Not including Kenya Omwayi is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Omwayi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Omwayi surname is chiefly Christian (75%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omwai | 91 | 8 | / |
| Omway | 91 | 5 | / |
| Amwayi | 83 | 5,259 | / |
| Omwaya | 83 | 89 | / |
| Homway | 83 | 25 | / |
| Omwayo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Onwayi | 83 | 12 | / |
| Gomway | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gomwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Omwaye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oomwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Omwueyi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Onwuayi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Oymewai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ommbayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amwayit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oumbayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ombay | 73 | 4,311 | / |
| Amwai | 73 | 755 | / |
| Ombai | 73 | 463 | / |
| Onwai | 73 | 34 | / |
| Omwae | 73 | 8 | / |
| Amway | 73 | 8 | / |
| Onway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Emwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Omwea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Omwaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Omwoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omwoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omwoyo | 67 | 9,044 | / |
| Ombaye | 67 | 993 | / |
| Hamway | 67 | 759 | / |
| Ombayo | 67 | 498 | / |
| Amwaih | 67 | 267 | / |
| Amwaiy | 67 | 115 | / |
| Ombaya | 67 | 101 | / |
| Anwayi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Amwais | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hemway | 67 | 22 | / |
| Humway | 67 | 20 | / |
| Amwaya | 67 | 16 | / |
| Onwaji | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ombeyi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Umuayi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Omuaye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Homwey | 67 | 10 | / |
| Onwuyi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Onweyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Amwoyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hombay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amwayo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onwayo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Honwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hombai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omwoye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Achimwayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ombaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ombuyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hamwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omwoya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omuaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amuayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omweyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ombaay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gamway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Honway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Omwayi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis