Omwel Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Omwel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Omwel (5) may also be a first name.
Omwel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omwel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Omwel is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omwel? popularity and diffusion
The surname Omwel is the 11,742,229th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omwel are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 5 people.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 50 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omwele | 91 | 151 | / |
| Homwell | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ombel | 80 | 28 | / |
| Onwel | 80 | 5 | / |
| Amwel | 80 | 3 | / |
| Umwel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amwele | 73 | 767 | / |
| Hombel | 73 | 45 | / |
| Onwell | 73 | 25 | / |
| Gamwel | 73 | 5 | / |
| Amwell | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hamwel | 73 | 2 | / |
| Emwell | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oumbel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amweil | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omwile | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamwele | 67 | 472 | / |
| Amwl | 67 | 86 | / |
| Homhuel | 67 | 47 | / |
| Amweele | 67 | 2 | / |
| Honwell | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gumwell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hombell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amnweel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asmweel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emwl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamwell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Humwell | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Omwel
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