Omwoyo Surname
Approximately 9,044 people bear this surname
Omwoyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9,004 | 1:5,129 | 718 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Omwoyo (1,848) may also be a first name.
Omwoyo Demographics
Average Omwoyo Salary in
United States
$25,056 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Omwoyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omwoyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Omwoyo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Omwoyo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Omwoyo is the 56,090th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 805,788 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwoyo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Omwoyo is also the 177,390th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 1,848 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 9,004 people, or 1 in 5,129. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 44 percent live, Nyamira County, where 20 percent live and Nairobi County, where 11 percent live. Besides Kenya it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.
Omwoyo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Omwoyo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.93% less than the national average, earning $25,056 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omwuoyo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Omwoy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Omboyo | 83 | 144 | / |
| Omwayo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Amwoyo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Omuoyo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Omwoye | 83 | 2 | / |
| Omwoya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Omweyo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Homboyo | 77 | 76 | / |
| Omboyoh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Omboy | 73 | 3,363 | / |
| Omway | 73 | 5 | / |
| Omwoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amboyo | 67 | 3,776 | / |
| Ombayo | 67 | 498 | / |
| Homboy | 67 | 250 | / |
| Omboye | 67 | 97 | / |
| Omwaya | 67 | 89 | / |
| Omboya | 67 | 80 | / |
| Omwayi | 67 | 76 | / |
| Ombiyo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Homway | 67 | 25 | / |
| Umboyo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Homwey | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gomway | 67 | 6 | / |
| Amwoyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onwojo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amwayo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ombeyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Omboio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onwoye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onwayo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amwoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gomwoe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Omwoyo
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