Omaji Surname
Approximately 1,853 people bear this surname
Omaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,833 | 1:96,641 | 6,620 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Omaji (935) may also be a first name.
Omaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Omaji (Hindi: ओमजी, Marathi: ओमाजी) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Omaji? popularity and diffusion
It is the 220,420th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,932,836 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Omaji are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omaji is also the 264,385th most numerous first name globally, held by 935 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,833 people, or 1 in 96,641. In Nigeria Omaji is most common in: Benue, where 45 percent live, Cross River, where 11 percent live and Kogi, where 10 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Omaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Omaji in the Hindi language | ||
| ओमजी | omaji | 98.18 |
| ओमाजी | omaji | 1.82 |
| Omaji in the Marathi language | ||
| ओमाजी | omaji | 93.71 |
| ओमजी | omaji | 1.4 |
| हेमाजी | hemaji | 0.7 |
| सोमाजी | somaji | 0.7 |
| ओरजी | oraji | 0.7 |
| ऑमाजी | omaji | 0.7 |
| ओमािज | omaija | 0.7 |
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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 Omaji
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