Omwitsa Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omwitsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Omwitsa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1261:366,50721,229
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Omwitsa Demographics

Omwitsa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Omwitsa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omwitsa is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omwitsa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omwitsa is the 1,589,322nd most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname Omwitsa is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Omwitsa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 366,507. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 87 percent live, Vihiga County, where 7 percent live and Busia County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.

Omwitsa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombitsa8657/
Omwitsi862/
Ombaitsa802/
Omwaitsi801/
Ombisa77274/
Omwiza771/
Ombissa7187/
Ombitsi719/
Omwicha717/
Hamwisa715/
Hombisa713/
Omwoiza711/
Ombaisa711/
Ombetsa711/
Onwisat711/
Hombissa6761/
Homwicha6724/
Hamwisha674/
Amwaitsi674/
Omuhitsi671/
Ombetsha671/
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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 Omwitsa
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