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) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Omaji? popularity and diffusion
Omaji is the 220,420th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,932,836 people. The last name is mostly 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. It is also the 264,385th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 935 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,833 people, or 1 in 96,641. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 45 percent are found, Cross River, where 11 percent are found and Kogi, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.
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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