Omwenge Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Omwenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Omwenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omwenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Omwenge is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Omwenge.
How Common Is The Last Name Omwenge? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Omwenge is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Omwenge are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya Omwenge is most common in: Kisii County, where 69 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 31 percent reside. Not including Kenya Omwenge occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omwenghe | 93 | 9 | / |
| Omweng'e | 93 | 9 | / |
| Omwenga | 86 | 16,456 | / |
| Omwenje | 86 | 90 | / |
| Amwenge | 86 | 1 | / |
| Omweng'a | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ommwenga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oemwinge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hamwenge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omwwenga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omwengaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omwengha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osemweengie | 78 | 2 | / |
| Omwnga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambenge | 71 | 317 | / |
| Ombengi | 71 | 52 | / |
| Osenwengie | 71 | 23 | / |
| Omuenje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amwenze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amwenga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omwingi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onuenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onwenga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anwenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onwenje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osemnwingie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Amwenche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ombeng'i | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwuenge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwienge | 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 Omwenge
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