Omala Surname
Approximately 2,537 people bear this surname
Omala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 949 | 1:41,137 | 5,211 |
| Kenya | 888 | 1:52,004 | 5,251 |
| Nigeria | 405 | 1:437,390 | 22,495 |
| Turkey | 77 | 1:1,010,668 | 45,670 |
| Philippines | 71 | 1:1,425,890 | 102,315 |
| Indonesia | 62 | 1:2,133,052 | 131,589 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Omala (968) may also be a first name.
Omala Demographics
Omala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Omala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omala (Hindi: ओमला, Marathi: ओमला) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Omala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Omala is the 170,010th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,872,505 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Omala reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 259,154th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 968 people.
Omala is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 949 people, or 1 in 41,137. In Uganda Omala is most common in: Tororo District, where 37 percent live, Mayuge District, where 16 percent live and Bugiri District, where 13 percent live. Aside from Uganda it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 35 percent live and Nigeria, where 16 percent live.
Omala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Omala has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Omala last name rose 144 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Omala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Omala last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (95%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Omala last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
Omala earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.69% more than the national average, earning $52,938 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Omala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Omala in the Hindi language | ||
| ओमला | omala | 87.5 |
| ओमाला | omala | 12.5 |
| Omala in the Marathi language | ||
| ओमला | omala | 70 |
| ओमाला | omala | 30 |
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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 Omala
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