Omwidi Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omwidi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omwidi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya741:624,05328,587
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Omwidi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omwidi has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omwidi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,185,341st most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwidi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Omwidi is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 624,053. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Busia County, where 97 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 1 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Omwidi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombidi83124/
Omuidi832/
Onwidi831/
Omwedi831/
Omwudi831/
Umwaidi774/
Ombidhi774/
Amwidit771/
Houmbidi711/
Ambidi67430/
Ombedi6760/
Omuedi6752/
Anwidi6724/
Umbidi673/
Onwedi671/
Amwedi671/

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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 Omwidi
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