Omarua Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Omarua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Omarua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omarua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Omarua occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omarua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Omarua is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omarua live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Omarua is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Omarua is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 57 percent live, Lagos, where 29 percent live and Benue, where 14 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaruah | 92 | 54 | / |
| Omaruha | 92 | 8 | / |
| Oumarua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Omorua | 83 | 143 | / |
| Omerua | 83 | 85 | / |
| Umarua | 83 | 20 | / |
| Amarua | 83 | 19 | / |
| Omarwa | 83 | 14 | / |
| Omarbay | 77 | 37 | / |
| Omarbai | 77 | 19 | / |
| Hamarua | 77 | 5 | / |
| Oumaruo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ummarua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Omerhua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Umarzua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omoruah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uomaruo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gamarua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omarbou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emarhua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oymorua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Umaruay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Umajrua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omarwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Umaruhat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houmerua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omeruo | 67 | 247 | / |
| Umarba | 67 | 26 | / |
| Amarwa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Emerua | 67 | 11 | / |
| Amaruo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Emorua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Umorua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Umaruo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amarba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omoruo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umarwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Omarua
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