Omweri Surname

79,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omweri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omweri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6,1201:7,546997
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Omweri (1,144) may also be a first name.

Omweri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omweri is found most frequently in Kenya. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omweri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 79,463rd most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,187,090 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omweri live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Omweri is also the 235,318th most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 1,144 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 6,120 people, or 1 in 7,546. In Kenya Omweri is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 57 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 13 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Omweri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Omweri surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Omweri earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.86% less than the national average, earning $26,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omwerai924/
Omwerei921/
Houmweri861/
Omwera83102/
Omwere8323/
Onweri8317/
Omwari838/
Omberi832/
Omwori831/
Onwerie771/
Onwueri771/
Homberi771/
Amberi671,327/
Onwere67998/
Omware67664/
Ombere67471/
Anweri67237/
Ombiri67164/
Umueri6745/
Amwari6732/
Emwere6712/
Umberi679/
Omuera679/
Umwera679/
Omuere676/
Amwera675/
Onueri674/
Omwore674/
Omuiri672/
Amueri671/
Emueri671/

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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 Omweri
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