Omwenga Surname
Approximately 16,456 people bear this surname
Omwenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 16,353 | 1:2,824 | 446 |
| United States | 70 | 1:5,177,985 | 261,849 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Omwenga (3,342) may also be a first name.
Omwenga Demographics
Omwenga Political Affiliation
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Omwenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omwenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Omwenga is found most in Kenya. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Omwenga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omwenga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Omwenga is the 32,362nd most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 442,850 people. Omwenga occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omwenga are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Omwenga is also the 123,466th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 3,342 people.
This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 16,353 people, or 1 in 2,824. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 34 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 31 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Omwenga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Omwenga surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the party.
Omwenga earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.14% less than the national average, earning $42,659 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omweng'a | 93 | 4 | / |
| Omwengah | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ommwenga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Omwengha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Omwengaa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Omwwenga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Omwnga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Omwenge | 86 | 15 | / |
| Ombenga | 86 | 9 | / |
| Omwengo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amwenga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onwenga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Omwemga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Omwengho | 80 | 9 | / |
| Omwenghe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Omweng'e | 80 | 9 | / |
| Umbenga | 71 | 82 | / |
| Ambenga | 71 | 68 | / |
| Ombengi | 71 | 52 | / |
| Ombinga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Onwinga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amwenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omwingi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamwinga | 67 | 47 | / |
| Ambengha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ombeng'i | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamwenge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oemwinge | 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
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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 Omwenga
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