Omelu Surname
Approximately 509 people bear this surname
Omelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 420 | 1:421,768 | 21,856 |
| Uganda | 79 | 1:494,168 | 28,468 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
Omelu (25) may also be a first name.
Omelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Omelu (Russian: Омелу) is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omelu? popularity and diffusion
Omelu is the 608,234th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 14,317,379 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omelu live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 25 people.
Omelu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 420 people, or 1 in 421,768. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 45 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 16 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 16 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omelus | 91 | 1,507 | / |
| Omelau | 91 | 19 | / |
| Homelu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Omelhu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Omeliu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Homelus | 83 | 58 | / |
| Omeluch | 83 | 18 | / |
| Omelius | 83 | 13 | / |
| Omelyus | 83 | 11 | / |
| Omolu | 80 | 1,284 | / |
| Amelu | 80 | 364 | / |
| Omalu | 80 | 251 | / |
| Emelu | 80 | 131 | / |
| Umelu | 80 | 61 | / |
| Homelius | 77 | 19 | / |
| Ousmelou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omilus | 73 | 283 | / |
| Emielu | 73 | 92 | / |
| Umealu | 73 | 29 | / |
| Emelau | 73 | 14 | / |
| Omaleu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Emeleu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Amelou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Amelus | 73 | 5 | / |
| Emehlu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Umelus | 73 | 4 | / |
| Umelou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Emmelu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Omilhu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ameluu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Emealu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hamelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ameslu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emhelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amealu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omolui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omoleu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ameliu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Usmelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amoelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omoilu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oumolou | 67 | 845 | / |
| Hamelau | 67 | 119 | / |
| Hoomalu | 67 | 51 | / |
| Aumelus | 67 | 49 | / |
| Amelius | 67 | 26 | / |
| Homolau | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hamelou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Oumaleu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Homaleu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Homilus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Omalluy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Omallui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emmealu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emielou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oumilud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amelous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emeuleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gameleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amhelou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aamelou | 67 | 1 | / |
Omelu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Omelu in the Russian language | ||
| Омелу | omelu | - |
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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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- 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 Omelu
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