Omwonya Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Omwonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omwonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1691:231,00217,681
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Omwonya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omwonya is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omwonya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,295,379th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Omwonya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 231,002. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Zombo District, where 43 percent live, Nebbi District, where 32 percent live and Amolatar District, where 10 percent live. Barring Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombonya86873/
Amwonya86201/
Umwonya8618/
Omwonyo8612/
Omwonja866/
Omuonya866/
Omwanya861/
Omuhonya801/
Omwonjia801/
Ombonyo71465/
Ambonya7183/
Ombanya7159/
Ombunya7156/
Amwonyo718/
Amwanya711/
Omuonyo711/
Gamwanya6735/
Omwanhia671/
Hamwanya671/
Omboniyi671/

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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
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  • 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 Omwonya
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