Omamo Surname

251,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,5291:30,2033,321
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Omamo (189) may also be a first name.

Omamo Last Name Facts

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

Omamo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omamo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omamo is the 251,505th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,627,013 people. The last name Omamo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omamo live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Omamo is also the 661,310th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 189 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,529 people, or 1 in 30,203. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Siaya County, where 21 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Omamo exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Trinidad and Tobago, where 0 percent are found.

Omamo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Omamo earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.51% less than the national average, earning $18,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omamos91301/
Omamoh9111/
Gomamo915/
Omaumo911/
Homamoy8330/
Oumamou838/
Omomo803,151/
Omama80522/
Amamo80351/
Omemo8091/
Umamo8021/
Emamo8018/
Ousmamou771/
Houmamou771/
Omaheimo771/
Amamoo734,351/
Amamou732,306/
Omaima731,099/
Omomoh73824/
Gomomo73726/
Omayma73612/
Oumama73505/
Hamamo73381/
Gumamo73267/
Amaumo73118/
Amaimo7340/
Omamma7331/
Umeamo7329/
Gomama7328/
Amamoa7317/
Humamo7314/
Omamah7313/
Omuomo7313/
Amgamo7312/
Amamoh7311/
Umamos738/
Emaimo738/
Umamod737/
Amamho736/
Omoomo734/
Amamuo733/
Ahmamo732/
Amamoi732/
Gamamo732/
Omomoa732/
Amaamo732/
Amamod732/
Omamas731/
Umamoy731/
Ommama731/
Amamos731/
Omohmo731/
Homomo731/
Homama731/
Oymama731/
Umhamo731/
Oumahmoud71240/
Ouhmaimou711/
Gamamou671,963/
Oumayma671,339/
Ahmamou67718/
Oumaima67619/
Hamamou67308/
Ammamoo67287/
Hemamou67263/
Humamoy67248/
Ouhmama67204/
Oummama6715/
Houmama6712/
Gumamoi6712/
Oemamah679/
Oumamma678/
Gumamoy677/
Gameamo677/
Gomgomo677/
Emaimoh676/
Ammamou675/
Omoomoh673/
Amaimou672/
Omohmoh672/
Hammamo672/
Ahmamod672/
Homomou671/
Amamhoy671/
Hamamoi671/
D'Amamo671/
Homamat671/
Oumamat671/
Omoumoh671/
Oumaïma671/
Omhamad671/
Ousmama671/
Omomhou671/
Emeamuo671/
Hamamod671/

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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 Omamo
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