Omweno Surname

232,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omweno Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omweno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,7021:27,1333,031
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Omweno (233) may also be a first name.

Omweno Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omweno is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Omweno click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omweno? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 232,966th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,207,590 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omweno reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 587,225th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 233 people.

Omweno is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,702 people, or 1 in 27,133. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 78 percent live, Nairobi County, where 8 percent live and Nyamira County, where 5 percent live. Beside Kenya Omweno exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Omweno Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Omweno last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Omweno earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.11% less than the national average, earning $34,904 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omwengo921/
Omwenoh921/
Amweno83367/
Omwena83190/
Omwino831/
Ombenou7716/
Amwenot772/
Gamweno771/
Omwenah771/
Oumbenou7112/
Omwengah712/
Omwwenga711/
Omwengaa711/
Ommwenga711/
Ombena6742/
Omuena672/
Omwina671/
Houmvenou671/

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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 Omweno
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