Omaye Surname
Approximately 1,924 people bear this surname
Omaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,798 | 1:98,522 | 6,724 |
| United States | 59 | 1:6,143,372 | 295,589 |
| Kenya | 28 | 1:1,649,282 | 35,844 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
Omaye (706) may also be a first name.
Omaye Demographics
Omaye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Omaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omaye (Hindi: ओमाये) is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Omaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 213,930th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,787,706 people. The surname Omaye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Omaye are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 310,909th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 706 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,798 people, or 1 in 98,522. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kogi, where 50 percent live, Delta, where 12 percent live and Niger, where 7 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Omaye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Omaye surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (91%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Omaye are 27.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.91% being registered with the party.
The amount Omaye earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.87% less than the national average, earning $40,803 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Omaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Omaye in the Hindi language | ||
| ओमाये | omaye | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Omaye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis