Omwono Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omwono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Omwono 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
Kenya2171:212,81115,182
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Omwono (12) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Omwono Demographics

Omwono Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Omwono Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omwono is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Omwono click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omwono? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,073,555th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. The surname Omwono is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Omwono are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name at a global level, held by 12 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 212,811. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Homa Bay County, where 41 percent live, Nyamira County, where 28 percent live and Kisii County, where 16 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Omwono Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname 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
Omwongo922/
Omuono83147/
Omwano835/
Amwono833/
Omwona832/
Amwongo771/
Omwonah771/
Ombonoh771/
Omuhongo711/
Omvongou711/
Amwano67236/
Hamwoongo6788/
Omwana6751/
Amwona6724/
Amuono6715/
Ombano673/
Houmwanou673/
Oumboinou671/
Ombona671/
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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 Omwono
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