Omayo Surname

241,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1881:38,8724,132
Uganda4361:89,5409,305
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Omayo (138) may also be a first name.

Omayo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omayo (Hindi: ओमायो) is most common in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omayo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omayo is the 241,315th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,400,692 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omayo are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Omayo is also the 787,636th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 138 people.

Omayo is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,188 people, or 1 in 38,872. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nyamira County, where 45 percent live, Kisii County, where 18 percent live and Busia County, where 11 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Omayo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omayio912,037/
Osmayo9139/
Omaiyo9113/
Homayo919/
Omayho919/
Gomayo913/
Omayou911/
Oumayo911/
Oimayo911/
Omayoh911/
Omayot911/
Omay894,335/
Omayowa835/
Homayot834/
Homayou833/
Oismayo832/
Homayoo831/
Amayo8012,027/
Omaya801,998/
Omaye801,924/
Omoyo80697/
O'May80280/
Oumay80244/
Omayi80191/
Omiyo80166/
Omuyo80153/
Homay80129/
Omayu8071/
Emayo8059/
Omhay8049/
Gomay8047/
Omeyo8031/
Osmay8028/
Umayo8019/
Otmay806/
Omajo806/
Omaio804/
Oomay801/
Oimay801/
Oymay801/
Omayz801/
Gamayo731,049/
Amayou73487/
Oumaya73292/
Amaiyo73171/
Omayah73112/
Humayo73109/
Hamayo7399/
Gomayi7397/
Goumay7388/
Oemaya7387/
Gumayo7381/
Omayie7340/
Usmayo7330/
Gomaya7328/
Ohmaye7322/
Homayi7321/
Ommaya7318/
Amayoe7317/
Homaye7315/
Oumaye7312/
Umayho7312/
Omayas7311/
Omahay7311/
Houmay7311/
Omayes7310/
Osmaya739/
Omiyot737/
Amayoh736/
Omayeh735/
Gomayu734/
Homaya734/
Emmayo734/
Ojmaya734/
Gomaye734/
Hommay733/
Omuoyo733/
Gomiyo732/
Homayu732/
Gomoyo732/
Amayot732/
Omayed732/
Ammayo732/
Omayat732/
Amayio732/
Omajoe732/
Omayad731/
Amayod731/
Umayoo731/
Omayee731/
Ojmaye731/
Hoimay731/
Homaio731/
Hemayo731/
Omouyo731/
Omaajo731/
Goomay731/
Gommay731/
Asmayo731/
Omaysh731/
Omuyio731/
Emahyo731/
Hosmay731/
Homajo731/
Omahey730/
Omae6724,902/
Omaa674,346/
Omoy673,141/
Amay672,896/
Umay672,369/
Omoi671,444/
Omey671,264/
Omai671,142/
Emay671,033/
Omaj67330/
Oemayah67264/
Omou67263/
Amayoud67242/
Goumaye67231/
Hammayo67187/
Omea67171/
Omoa67156/
Humayou67106/
Omau6769/
Omaggio6767/
Omoe6761/
Omoj6749/
Homayed6747/
Hamayou6744/
Humayoo6736/
Hamayoo6717/
Omojaya679/
Houmayi675/
Hamayuo675/
Humauyo675/
Omye674/
Houmaya674/
Hotmaya673/
Humayuo673/
Homayee673/
Goumaya672/
Hummayo672/
Houmaye672/
Omaihos671/
Goumayi671/
Gomayah671/
Emeauyo671/
Omoyowa671/
Omuyaya671/
Hamayoh671/
Homoaya671/
Ouhmayd671/
Oumajod671/
Oummajo671/
Oummaye671/
Ousmaya671/
Osmayeh671/
Goumajo671/
Goumiyo671/
Goummay671/
Gomgoyo671/
Amayous671/
Asmayou671/
Omayesh671/
Homajoo671/
Amayouz671/
Omahaye671/
Ammaiyo671/
Ammayho671/
Amayowa671/

Omayo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Omayo in the Hindi language
ओमायोomayo-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Omayo
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