Omachar Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omachar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omachar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2901:159,24112,530
Uganda1741:224,36417,332
England11:55,718,059489,080

Omachar (113) may also be a first name.

Omachar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omachar is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omachar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 650,013th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 15,672,142 people. Omachar occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omachar reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Omachar is also the 881,625th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 113 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 159,241. In Kenya it is most common in: Busia County, where 93 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 3 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 37 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Omachar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Omachar surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oumachar932/
Omachare932/
Omacar92101/
Omeachair882/
Emachar86169/
Amachar86168/
Omachor8610/
Omochar861/
O'Meachair8232/
Amachaar804/
Amachare802/
Emmachar801/
Omasar777/
Amacar774/
Gamatchar751/
Hamachart751/
Omashor7164/
Omochor7111/
Hamacar7110/
Hammachart714/
Amajhar713/
Oumazar712/
Umajhar711/
Amadcar711/
Gomasar711/
Omoshare6766/
Omokhare6720/
Gamakhar676/
Hamachor673/
Gamachor672/
Amakhare671/
Amachour671/
Hamacarr671/
Umajahar671/
Hamashar671/

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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 Omachar
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