Oswoma Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oswoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oswoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Oswoma Last Name Facts

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

Oswoma is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oswoma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Oswoma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oswoma are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Oswoma is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Oswoma is mostly concentrated in: Busia District, where 50 percent live and Kampala District, where 50 percent live. Barring Uganda Oswoma exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owoma91151/
Osuoma8349/
Owoima8323/
Oswama8322/
Owomah836/
Owuoma833/
Owomat831/
Gowoma831/
Owouma831/
Uowoma831/
Goswomi7712/
Osuomah778/
Goswama772/
Gouwoma771/
Oboma731,913/
Awoma73174/
Owama7377/
Owomo735/
Ovoma731/
Goswamai7133/
Owoimaha7130/
Hoshwama711/
Gouwouma711/
Goswamah711/
Goshwomi711/
Awouma67559/
Owuama67445/
Owamah6785/
Osbome6745/
Gawoma6723/
Asuoma6719/
Ozuoma6718/
Obuoma6713/
Osuomo6713/
Osuama6711/
Abooma6710/
Obomah679/
Hawoma677/
Awomau676/
Owoumo676/
Awomah676/
Oswami675/
Obomau674/
Oyuoma674/
Uswama674/
Obooma673/
Oobama673/
Usuoma672/
Esuoma671/
Ovouma671/
Awomad671/
Osuema671/
Ouboma671/
Owamga671/
Aswema671/
Ovasma671/
Owoimo671/
Gowomo671/
Oboima671/
Obomai671/
Awomaa671/
Aswama671/
Ojuoma671/
Ovuoma671/
Oiboma671/

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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 Oswoma
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