Omowe Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1061:1,671,15861,739
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Omowe (123) may also be a first name.

Omowe Last Name Facts

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

Omowe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omowe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omowe is the 1,710,039th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Omowe live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omowe is also the 840,349th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 123 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 1,671,158. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 41 percent live, Ekiti, where 37 percent live and Edo, where 8 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omowhe91222/
Omoweh9146/
Omowie919/
Omoewe918/
Omowei915/
Omowea913/
Omoswe911/
Omohwe911/
Omow89197/
Omoe8961/
Omuowei8321/
Omoowhe8317/
Omowest836/
Omoweye835/
Omowije834/
Omouwei832/
Omoshwe831/
Omoye80649/
Omoei80585/
Omobe80305/
Amowe8090/
Gomoe8084/
Omoje8079/
Omoue8072/
Omove8023/
Omuwe8018/
Emowe8015/
Omawe8014/
Homow804/
Omoie802/
Omewe802/
Omowaaye772/
Omovie731,553/
Amowie73311/
Omogie73106/
Omooye7397/
Omoowa7367/
Omoiye7324/
Omoiwa7321/
Omojes7321/
Omojie7316/
Omawie7316/
Amowei7314/
Omouwa7313/
Omoveh7312/
Amouwe7312/
Omawei7311/
Omuswe7311/
Omioye7310/
Homoue739/
Emowei738/
Omoive737/
Omoyie736/
Omaswe736/
Gomoeh735/
Omowha735/
Omosue735/
Omoyeh735/
Amoowe734/
Hamowe733/
Omoejo733/
Omoije732/
Omuwie732/
Omovei732/
Omajoe732/
Omooje731/
Umowei731/
Omoybe731/
Omobhe731/
Homove731/
Omobey731/
Omovea731/
Omuwet731/
Oumoue731/
Gomoey731/
Homawe731/
Omaweh731/
Omover731/
Omehwe731/
Omgoye731/
Omoube731/
Omouie731/
Omobee731/
Omojbe731/
Amoiwe731/
Omae6724,902/
Omoy673,141/
Omoi671,444/
Omey671,264/
Omee671,043/
Amoe67884/
Amow67310/
Omou67263/
Omie67255/
Omoshue67250/
Omea67171/
Omoyeye67171/
Omoa67156/
Omei67149/
Omue6786/
Omhover6750/
Omoj6749/
Umoe6740/
Omaehwe6727/
Omoigie6722/
Omeu6719/
Omowaya6714/
Omaswei6714/
Omoveha6711/
Omoyaye677/
Omoejeh677/
Amouwhe677/
Omiojie676/
Omachwe676/
Omayowa675/
Goumawe675/
Omye674/
Houmoue674/
Omoyeie674/
Homoved674/
Omej673/
Omojehe673/
Omaw672/
Omoyoye672/
Omoyehe672/
Omojowa672/
Homawey671/
Homover671/
Hamohwe671/
Amoiwei671/
Amoejwe671/
Omoyowa671/
Osmawei671/
Gomawei671/
Omovihe671/
Omoyaie671/
Omoivie671/
Omoihie671/
Omoueth671/
Oumouye671/
Omuovie671/
Omogieh671/
Omogiue671/
Omohsue671/
Oymioye671/
Omouwha671/

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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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  • 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 Omowe
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