Omasheye Surname
Approximately 772 people bear this surname
Omasheye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 771 | 1:229,757 | 13,446 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Omasheye (25) may also be a first name.
Omasheye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omasheye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omasheye occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omasheye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 442,751st most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 9,439,826 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omasheye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 25 people.
Omasheye is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 771 people, or 1 in 229,757. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 88 percent live, Lagos, where 7 percent live and Edo, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Omasheye occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live.
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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 Omasheye
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