Omwoma Surname

686,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omwoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omwoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4251:108,6599,323
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Omwoma (14) may also be a first name.

Omwoma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omwoma is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omwoma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Omwoma is the 686,443rd most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Omwoma live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Omwoma is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 14 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 425 people, or 1 in 108,659. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 46 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 20 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 1 percent are found and China, where 0 percent are found.

Omwoma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amwoma83812/
Omwomo8368/
Omwuma8351/
Omuoma835/
Onwoma834/
Omwama832/
Omwomy831/
Omboma831/
Homwema7727/
Ombouma7716/
Omwuama776/
Onwuoma773/
Onwomah771/
Onwuomah713/
Omwuemea711/
Onuoma67330/
Amwama67255/
Omwami67167/
Amboma6756/
Onwama6714/
Omuomo6713/
Ombomo6713/
Emuoma6712/
Omwumi6710/
Onwomo675/
Umuoma675/
Ombomi674/
Omwemo673/
Omvema673/
Umboma673/
Amuoma673/
Ombama672/
Omwume672/
Amwomo672/
Omwamo671/
Omwame671/
Omuama671/

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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 Omwoma
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