Omwole Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omwole Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omwole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Omwole Last Name Facts

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

Omwole is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omwole? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Omwole occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwole are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Omwole is mostly found in: Ondo, where 60 percent reside and Lagos, where 40 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombole83199/
Omwele83151/
Omwola83108/
Omwale8311/
Omwoli831/
Omboile7710/
Hombole772/
Omwolya771/
Onwolle771/
Ounwole771/
Ombol73319/
Omwal734/
Amwol731/
Omvol731/
Oumboule711/
Ombale672,978/
Ambole671,853/
Amwele67767/
Amwola67246/
Omwala67183/
Ombule6737/
Omwali6721/
Hombol6710/
Omuele6710/
Omweli677/
Omuale677/
Onwola676/
Emvole674/
Amwale673/
Amvole672/
Anwole672/
Onwoli671/
Emuole671/
Omwuli671/
Amwoli671/
Umbole671/
Omvoli671/
Omvale671/

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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
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  • 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 Omwole
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