Omwocha Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omwocha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omwocha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1691:273,25418,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Omwocha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omwocha is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Omwocha.

How Common Is The Last Name Omwocha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omwocha is the 1,321,499th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwocha live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 273,254. In Kenya Omwocha is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 70 percent live, Nyamira County, where 29 percent live and Kirinyaga County, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in Sudan, where 1 percent live.

Omwocha Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omwochi86184/
Omwacha8625/
Onwocha867/
Omwocho862/
Amwocha862/
Omwoche861/
Onwuocha8049/
Amwoca7711/
Omwosa771/
Ombucha7177/
Onuocha7115/
Onwacha7113/
Umwochi7110/
Omboche715/
Amuocha714/
Umuocha713/
Anwocha713/
Amwocho712/
Ombacha711/
Ombocho711/
Omwache711/
Omwoiza711/
Onwochei671,226/
Onwuacha6713/
Omwauchi671/
Onwachai671/
Onwoicho671/
Amwuacha671/

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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 Omwocha
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