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
Omeja (Hindi: ओमेजा, Marathi: ओमेझा) is found most frequently in Uganda. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Omeja.
How Common Is The Last Name Omeja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Omeja is the 425,369th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,963,771 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omeja reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omeja is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 81 people.
The surname Omeja is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 486 people, or 1 in 80,328. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Dokolo District, where 32 percent are found, Serere District, where 16 percent are found and Tororo District, where 14 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 38 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
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
- 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 Omeja
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