Omwuma Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Omwuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 49 | 1:942,447 | 33,788 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Omwuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omwuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Omwuma is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Omwuma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,718,172nd most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname Omwuma is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwuma live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Omwuma is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 942,447. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omwuemea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onwuma | 83 | 1,700 | / |
| Omwoma | 83 | 432 | / |
| Omwumi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Omwume | 83 | 2 | / |
| Omwima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onwumah | 77 | 568 | / |
| Onwumma | 77 | 37 | / |
| Ombouma | 77 | 16 | / |
| Onwuhma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onwumaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omwumeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonwumma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambuma | 67 | 83 | / |
| Omwomo | 67 | 68 | / |
| Omvima | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ombume | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ombumo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Umvuma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omwomy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwumo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambouma | 62 | 182 | / |
| Ambumai | 62 | 75 | / |
| Amvouma | 62 | 2 | / |
| Amboumaha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Amwoma | 50 | 812 | / |
| Ambumi | 50 | 101 | / |
| Ambumo | 50 | 23 | / |
| Onwoma | 50 | 4 | / |
| Anbuma | 50 | 1 | / |
| Anvuma | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ambume | 50 | 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
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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 Omwuma
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