Ontomwa Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ontomwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ontomwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4011:115,1629,767

Ontomwa (101) may also be a first name.

Ontomwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ontomwa is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ontomwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 725,073rd most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. The surname Ontomwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ontomwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 940,641st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 101 people.

Ontomwa is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 401 people, or 1 in 115,162. In Kenya Ontomwa is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 75 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 21 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside.

Ontomwa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hontonwa8026/
Antomba7123/
Ontanwa714/
Ontamba711/
Ontombi711/
Antamwad676/
Onthonwot634/
Antamba571,260/
Antombi5713/
Antonva579/
Ontumbo576/
Ontumbi574/
Amtamwa573/
Antombo572/
Ontumbe571/
Antonba571/
Antonua571/
Antombe571/
Hantumba53170/
Ontambou5313/
Hantamba5310/
Antambay535/
Haantombo501/
Hountonvo501/

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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 Ontomwa
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