Omenya Surname
Approximately 1,750 people bear this surname
Omenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,099 | 1:42,020 | 4,390 |
| DR Congo | 301 | 1:245,447 | 23,516 |
| Uganda | 227 | 1:171,979 | 14,553 |
| Nigeria | 108 | 1:1,640,211 | 60,875 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Omenya (253) may also be a first name.
Omenya Demographics
Omenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Omenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Omenya occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Omenya.
How Common Is The Last Name Omenya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 231,065th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,164,312 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omenya reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 560,146th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 253 people.
The last name Omenya is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1,099 people, or 1 in 42,020. In Kenya Omenya is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 31 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 15 percent are found. Beside Kenya it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.
Omenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Omenya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homenya | 92 | 354 | / |
| Omeanya | 92 | 5 | / |
| Otmenya | 92 | 5 | / |
| Gomenya | 92 | 4 | / |
| Amenya | 83 | 6,365 | / |
| Omenyo | 83 | 802 | / |
| Omegna | 83 | 218 | / |
| Ominya | 83 | 89 | / |
| Omenia | 83 | 8 | / |
| Umenya | 83 | 7 | / |
| Omenja | 83 | 5 | / |
| Amenyah | 77 | 3,326 | / |
| Hamenya | 77 | 442 | / |
| Umeanya | 77 | 87 | / |
| Osmenia | 77 | 19 | / |
| Omeenyo | 77 | 13 | / |
| Omuinya | 77 | 9 | / |
| Homenyo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Amenyat | 77 | 8 | / |
| Homenja | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gumenya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Homegna | 77 | 2 | / |
| Omeinia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oumenia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ameenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gominya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omenhia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omienyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omainya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Homenia | 77 | 0 | / |
| Oeminyah | 71 | 110 | / |
| Amenuiya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Amenyo | 67 | 8,270 | / |
| Ominia | 67 | 284 | / |
| Aminya | 67 | 59 | / |
| Uminya | 67 | 40 | / |
| Amenia | 67 | 35 | / |
| Omenio | 67 | 8 | / |
| Umenia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Omenjo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Amenea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amenha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amegna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umenyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ominja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homeña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homeinjad | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Omenya
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