Omemo Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omemo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya751:615,73228,396
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Omemo Last Name Facts

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

Omemo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omemo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,955,159th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Omemo occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Omemo are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Omemo is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 615,732. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 81 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 12 percent reside and Busia County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Omemo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omomo803,151/
Omamo801,575/
Omema80242/
Ememo8030/
Omimo8011/
Amemo805/
Umemo802/
Houmemou777/
Omaheimo771/
Oumeymou771/
Homemood770/
Omomoh73824/
Amemou73274/
Omemma73183/
Umeamo7329/
Ememoh7317/
Omeuma7316/
Umemuo7314/
Ememuo7314/
Omamoh7311/
Amommo735/
Hememo733/
Oumema732/
Omohmo731/
Omiema731/
Omimou731/
Omeema731/
Homomo731/
Amemod731/
Omeyma731/
Omoema731/
Hoummemou711/
Oumimou67175/
Hommema67116/
Homamoy6730/
Omemmah6712/
Emeimou677/
Homeima677/
Gameamo677/
Hamemou676/
Umemmuo675/
Ameimou674/
Amesmod674/
Ememmuo672/
Omohmoh672/
Oumeima672/
Emeymou672/
Omomhou671/
Oumimoi671/
Ommemah671/
Emeamuo671/
Oomemma671/
Homomou671/
Eumesmo671/

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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 Omemo
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