Omem Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria931:1,904,76167,919
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Omem (970) may also be a first name.

Omem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omem is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Omem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Omem is the 1,849,867th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Omem reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 258,826th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 970 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 1,904,761. In Nigeria Omem is primarily found in: Delta, where 57 percent are found, Rivers, where 18 percent are found and Edo, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Homem896,263/
Omeme89841/
Gomem894/
Oumem891/
Omeem891/
Homeme8014/
Omemme805/
Oommem802/
Houmem802/
Gomgem801/
Oumeme801/
Homemn801/
Gohmem800/
Emem756,389/
Omen752,962/
Amem75277/
Umem75274/
Omne7548/
Omim7520/
Omhemhe731/
Oumhemd731/
Omemgue731/
Houmeme731/
Hottmem730/
Oomen675,439/
Homen672,053/
Ommen671,701/
Ameme67849/
Ameem67398/
Osmen67277/
Ohmen67273/
Gomen67251/
Omoen67245/
Omeng67115/
Hamem67102/
Gamem6794/
Umeme6782/
Hemem6769/
Oumne6760/
Ahmem6756/
Otmen6754/
Oumen6729/
Ameim6724/
Omenn6719/
Oymen6715/
Emeam6714/
Homne6713/
Emmem6713/
Omyom6712/
Eemem6711/
Oomim6711/
Omien6711/
Oment6711/
Amiem679/
Omime677/
Umiem677/
Omiom677/
Aumem676/
Ommin675/
Homim675/
Emeem675/
Ummem675/
Omaim674/
Uomen673/
Omuen673/
Emeim673/
Amhem673/
Osmne673/
Omeun672/
Gomim672/
Ehmem672/
Amemd671/
Amehm671/
Omoim671/
Omend671/
Omeen671/
Gumem671/
Oommn671/
Oemim671/
Umeem671/
Ameam671/
Amgem671/
Ametm671/
Ommnq671/
Omjjm671/
Oumim671/
Oimen671/
Ammem671/

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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
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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 Omem
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