Omwogo Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omwogo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omwogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Omwogo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omwogo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omwogo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwogo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Omwogo is mostly concentrated in: Narok County, where 80 percent live and Vihiga County, where 20 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 44 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omwongo922/
Ombogo835,466/
Amwogo83238/
Onwogo838/
Omuogo834/
Omwago833/
Emwogo833/
Ombogoh772/
Hombogo772/
Amwongo771/
Omvogho771/
Omuoygho713/
Omwong'a712/
Onwuogho711/
Omvongou711/
Omuhongo711/
Omboga674,221/
Ambogo673,100/
Omwega672,746/
Omwaga67621/
Amwoga67328/
Ombago67151/
Hamwoongo6788/
Amuogo6721/
Onuogo6714/
Amwago6713/
Ombugo6711/
Omuoga673/
Umbogo671/
Onbogo671/
Onwoga671/
Amvogo671/
Anwogo671/

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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 Omwogo
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