Omao Surname

406,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Omao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5931:77,8757,241
Philippines1851:547,23461,910
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Cook Islands51:3,636866
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Omao (165) may also be a first name.

Omao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omao (Russian: Омао) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Omao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 406,613th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,464,049 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Omao are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 712,876th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 165 people.

The last name Omao is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 593 people, or 1 in 77,875. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 65 percent live, Kisii County, where 17 percent live and Nakuru County, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Omao occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 21 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Omao Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Omao surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gomao8949/
Omaho8910/
Oumao897/
Omaot892/
Osmao892/
Omeao891/
Omauo891/
Omaou891/
Omaoa891/
Homao891/
Omaoi891/
Omayio802,037/
Omahoy80261/
Oumaou80205/
Omaoid8043/
Omaois8022/
Homhao8018/
Goumao8015/
Omaiyo8013/
Omahou804/
Omagio802/
Homaou802/
Ousmao802/
Homaho801/
Omauod801/
Omahos801/
Oummao801/
Gomeao801/
Omahuo801/
Hommao801/
Amao7516,611/
Emao752,290/
Omoa75156/
Umao7519/
Goumaou73152/
Oumaout73136/
Ousmaou7331/
Oumahou732/
Goumaho732/
Oumaaou732/
Hommaho731/
Houmaho731/
Omahaoy731/
Oummaou731/
Gomaaou731/
Ohmauoh731/
Gamao673,870/
Omoha672,952/
Hamao672,119/
Amaoh67290/
Amaoo67276/
Amgao67232/
Omo'o67218/
Amaou67180/
Amaho67172/
Gumao67166/
Asmao6789/
Umhao6768/
Hemao6745/
Omoho6739/
Omoua6738/
Ahmao6735/
Ameao6725/
Omoah6715/
Homoa6712/
Amaod6711/
Umaho679/
Ammao675/
Humao675/
Umaoh674/
Ama'o674/
Aumao674/
Omaea673/
Amaoa673/
Amaos673/
Emaho673/
Omeua672/
Umeao672/
Gomoa672/
Oumaouch672/
Amauo672/
Usmao672/
Omoeo671/
Amaoi671/
Amaot671/
Emaoi671/
Goumahou671/
Ousmahou671/
Omaau671/
Omuia671/
Omaãa671/
Omaohaya671/
Oumaaous671/
Omooh671/
Omooo671/
Umaos671/
Ojmoa671/

Omao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Omao in the Russian language
Омаоomao-

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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 Omao
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