Omemu Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2791:634,92029,981
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895

Omemu (28) may also be a first name.

Omemu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omemu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omemu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 897,852nd most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omemu reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omemu is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 28 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 279 people, or 1 in 634,920. In Nigeria Omemu is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 72 percent live, Rivers, where 12 percent live and Benue, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Omemu occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 6 percent live.

Omemu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Omemu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omoemu91132/
Omeumu911/
Omiemu911/
Ememu80141/
Omamu8068/
Amemu8027/
Omomu8013/
Omimu801/
Umemu801/
Houmemou777/
Oumeymou771/
Amemou73274/
Emiemu73230/
Ameamu7311/
Oimamu738/
Amemau734/
Omimou731/
Ommamu731/
Omuimu731/
Hoummemou711/
Oumimou67175/
Emiemuh6721/
Emeimou677/
Hamemou676/
Ameimou674/
Emeymou672/
Hamiemu671/
Omomhou671/
Emeemeu671/
Homomou671/

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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 Omemu
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