Omeleze Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omeleze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Omeleze Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Omeleze Last Name Facts

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

Omeleze is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Omeleze? popularity and diffusion

The last name Omeleze is the 2,605,694th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omeleze live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Omeleze is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Taraba, where 30 percent reside, Edo, where 24 percent reside and Delta, where 20 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omelaeze931/
Emeleze8616/
Omeleje861/
Emelieze80174/
Emelezie801/
Omelidze801/
Oemeletse751/
Amaleze7135/
Amelese715/
Omolese715/
Umeleje713/
Emelezi713/
Emelize712/
Omelige711/
Omelose711/
Omilege711/
Amileze711/
Ameleset6725/
Ameletse6717/
Amelidze672/
Hamelese671/
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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 Omeleze
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