Owamo Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Owamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Owamo Demographics
Owamo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Owamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owamo is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owamo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Owamo reside; 85 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 85 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Gulf, where 68 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 14 percent reside and National Capital District, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 15 percent reside.
Owamo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Owamo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owamou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Howamo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gowhamo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Howaimo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obamo | 80 | 263 | / |
| Owama | 80 | 77 | / |
| Awamo | 80 | 57 | / |
| Uwamo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Owomo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ewamo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owuama | 73 | 445 | / |
| Owamah | 73 | 85 | / |
| Oweimo | 73 | 53 | / |
| Owoumo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ovamos | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uwamuo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwaimo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ojuamo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awamoh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hawamo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awamoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owaema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwamoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awaimo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obamho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaumo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awamos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gowomo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uswamo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaimo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoimo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owamga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwemou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oubamoh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Owoumoh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Owoumou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hawamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obammoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owotmoi | 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
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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 Owamo
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