Olumasi Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Olumasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olumasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1301:355,23020,851
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Olumasi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olumasi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Olumasi.

How Common Is The Last Name Olumasi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olumasi is the 1,484,726th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Olumasi reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 355,230. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Busia County, where 97 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olumasai93384/
Alumasi8682/
Olumosi867/
Elumasi861/
Olumazi861/
Olumagi861/
Olumachi8010/
Alumashi802/
Alhumasi802/
Olumasay801/
Alimasi7112,000/
Alumasa711,787/
Olumese711,208/
Alumase7187/
Olumose719/
Olumesy715/
Elimasi713/
Oloumossie711/
Olumoji711/
Olimazi711/
Alumazi711/
Olomosi711/
Alomaisi6728/
Halimasi679/
Alimassi677/
Alumajhi676/
Olimaese674/
Olumhese674/
Olommaci673/
Oloumoussie672/
Alimasai672/
Elumazie671/
Elumesie671/
Olumezie671/
Alumadgi671/
Holimaci671/
Alimashi671/

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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 Olumasi
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