Omwega Surname

158,951st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omwega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omwega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,7121:17,0282,038
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Omwega (687) may also be a first name.

Omwega Last Name Facts

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

Omwega is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Omwega.

How Common Is The Last Name Omwega? popularity and diffusion

The last name Omwega is the 158,951st most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,653,877 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omwega reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 315,600th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 687 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,712 people, or 1 in 17,028. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 49 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 31 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 7 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Rwanda, where 0 percent are found.

Omwega Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Omwega last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Omwega earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.34% more than the national average, earning $47,610 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombega83729/
Omwaga83621/
Umwega831/
Omuegha7714/
Ombegha7711/
Omwagha774/
Omwagah771/
Oemwegie711/
Amwoga67328/
Ombego67294/
Ombiga67190/
Ambega6710/
Omwogo679/
Umbega674/
Omwago673/
Omwigo672/
Omviga672/
Amwaga671/

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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 Omwega
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