Omeji Surname
Approximately 617 people bear this surname
Omeji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 608 | 1:291,353 | 16,360 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Omeji (188) may also be a first name.
Omeji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omeji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Omeji (Marathi: ओमेजी) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Omeji? popularity and diffusion
The surname Omeji is the 525,631st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,811,258 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Omeji are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omeji is also the 663,277th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 188 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 608 people, or 1 in 291,353. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 28 percent live, Ebonyi, where 19 percent live and Cross River, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Omeji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Omeji in the Marathi language | ||
| ओमेजी | omeji | - |
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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 Omeji
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