Omwe Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Omwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Omwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omwe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Omwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,555,468th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwe reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Omwe is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 29 percent reside, Kaduna, where 24 percent reside and Lagos, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 37 percent reside and Sudan, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homwe | 89 | 1,105 | / |
| Omwea | 89 | 2 | / |
| Omweh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Omw | 86 | 4 | / |
| Homwey | 80 | 10 | / |
| Homwet | 80 | 8 | / |
| Goumwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Houmwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Homwer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onwe | 75 | 76,007 | / |
| Ombe | 75 | 3,017 | / |
| Omwa | 75 | 684 | / |
| Amwe | 75 | 477 | / |
| Omue | 75 | 86 | / |
| Omve | 75 | 64 | / |
| Emwe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Omwj | 75 | 4 | / |
| Umwe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Omwy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Omwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Homw | 75 | 0 | / |
| Omwueyi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Homwech | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ossimwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houmwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oumbe | 67 | 910 | / |
| Hombe | 67 | 773 | / |
| Oimbe | 67 | 557 | / |
| Onweh | 67 | 435 | / |
| Omoue | 67 | 72 | / |
| Gumwe | 67 | 35 | / |
| Humwe | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ombea | 67 | 15 | / |
| Homwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Homve | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hamwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Onwue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Omwai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Omway | 67 | 5 | / |
| Omveh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ombei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ombee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onwie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ombey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onwed | 67 | 4 | / |
| Emwhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ounwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gomve | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hhomw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omwaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uombe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onnwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ammwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojnwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omvie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omuet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omuer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ommbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omvea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oinwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohnwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omuee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amwez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osemwije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otmve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oumue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohmbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omnue | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Omwe
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