Omaja Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Omaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 61 | 1:2,903,980 | 91,283 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Omaja (70) may also be a first name.
Omaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Omaja (Marathi: ओमजा) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Omaja.
How Common Is The Last Name Omaja? popularity and diffusion
Omaja is the 2,414,640th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Omaja reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 70 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 2,903,980. In Nigeria Omaja is mostly found in: Kogi, where 64 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 11 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Omaja occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Omaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Omaja in the Marathi language | ||
| ओमजा | omaja | - |
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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 Omaja
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