Omeje Surname

48,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omeje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omeje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria10,3791:17,0671,630
Uganda731:534,78529,774
England421:1,326,62059,571
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Iceland31:126,6975,403
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Omeje (677) may also be a first name.

Omeje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omeje occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Omeje click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omeje? popularity and diffusion

Omeje is the 48,827th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 690,959 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omeje are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 318,411th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 677 people.

Omeje is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 10,379 people, or 1 in 17,067. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 35 percent reside, Kogi, where 12 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Omeje Last Name Statistics demography

Omeje earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Omeije9112/
Omejei9111/
Gomeje919/
Omehje916/
Oemeje914/
Omieje914/
Omejea912/
Omedje912/
Homeje911/
Omejje911/
Omee891,043/
Omej893/
Omoejeh837/
Homejer831/
Houmeje831/
Omeye801,391/
Omeja80813/
Omeji80617/
Omaje80550/
Gomej80496/
Omege80310/
Omese80193/
Umeje80188/
Omeze80148/
Omije80139/
Ameje80128/
Omoje8079/
Omejo8019/
Gomee8010/
Omuje809/
Omeie804/
Omece804/
Oumee801/
Omeae801/
Omejy801/
Ommee801/
Homeijer7798/
Omeche73193/
Omezie73183/
Omijeh73154/
Omeihe73138/
Omedji73130/
Gomeze7396/
Amejee7386/
Amedje7378/
Omieye7354/
Omesie7347/
Omeize7337/
Omejah7336/
Gameje7335/
Omajeh7331/
Humeje7330/
Homeja7328/
Omuije7322/
Omojes7321/
Ameije7320/
Omezee7315/
Omehja7315/
Omegie7312/
Amejje7312/
Omajee7310/
Oummee739/
Oumaje735/
Omejoh734/
Omeyie734/
Oommee734/
Gommee733/
Omoejo733/
Gumeje733/
Gomejh733/
Gomeye733/
Omoije732/
Umejeh732/
Homese732/
Ojmaje732/
Umejie732/
Omieze732/
Omeise732/
Omekhe732/
Omidje732/
Homeji731/
Amejei731/
Omecee731/
Omejio731/
Omeeyi731/
Omooje731/
Omeeji731/
Omijee731/
Omayee731/
Omehie731/
Amejeh731/
Homaje731/
Homeye731/
Omejat731/
Omajje731/
Oumeye731/
Goumee731/
Gomejo731/
Omeiji731/
Omeyeh731/
Umejee731/
Osmaje731/
Hommee731/
Hohmeijer715/
Omae6724,902/
Amee673,650/
Omey671,264/
Omaj67330/
Omie67255/
Oomajee67212/
Goumeye67188/
Omea67171/
Omei67149/
Umee6798/
Omue6786/
Omaysee6773/
Omoe6761/
Omoj6749/
Hooymeijer6740/
Houmeye6727/
Homieja6723/
Omeu6719/
Goumejo6712/
Gomajee679/
Homecea679/
Goumeja678/
Amej677/
Omye674/
Omeiche674/
Omechie674/
Omij673/
Omojehe673/
Goumaje673/
Homayee673/
Omoyehe672/
Ahameje672/
Ameejee672/
Osmeyes671/
Homajee671/
Homeger671/
Homesey671/
Homezes671/
Umej671/
Gomeche671/
Omijech671/
Omeehyi671/
Homeyes671/
Omechet671/
Omeesui671/
Oummeye671/
Hamedje671/
Gomezie671/
Amedjee671/
Homaiee671/
Omeheji671/
Homejoy671/
Homezer670/
Omeager670/

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