Omayo Surname
Approximately 1,656 people bear this surname
Omayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,188 | 1:38,872 | 4,132 |
| Uganda | 436 | 1:89,540 | 9,305 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Omayo (138) may also be a first name.
Omayo Demographics
Omayo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Omayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Omayo (Hindi: ओमायो) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omayo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Omayo is the 241,315th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,400,692 people. The surname Omayo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omayo live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 787,636th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 138 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,188 people, or 1 in 38,872. In Kenya it is most common in: Nyamira County, where 45 percent are found, Kisii County, where 18 percent are found and Busia County, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 26 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Omayo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Omayo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Omayo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Omayo in the Hindi language | ||
| ओमायो | omayo | - |
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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 Omayo
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