Omeja Surname
Approximately 813 people bear this surname
Omeja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 486 | 1:80,328 | 8,611 |
| Nigeria | 312 | 1:567,765 | 27,529 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Omeja (81) may also be a first name.
Omeja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omeja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Omeja (Hindi: ओमेजा, Marathi: ओमेझा) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omeja? popularity and diffusion
Omeja is the 425,369th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,963,771 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omeja are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 81 people.
Omeja is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 486 people, or 1 in 80,328. In Uganda Omeja is most frequent in: Dokolo District, where 32 percent reside, Serere District, where 16 percent reside and Tororo District, where 14 percent reside. Besides Uganda it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Omeja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Omeja in the Hindi language | ||
| ओमेजा | omeja | - |
| Omeja in the Marathi language | ||
| ओमेझा | omejha | - |
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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 Omeja
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