Omenya Surname

231,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0991:42,0204,390
DR Congo3011:245,44723,516
Uganda2271:171,97914,553
Nigeria1081:1,640,21160,875
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Omenya (253) may also be a first name.

Omenya Last Name Facts

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

Omenya occurs most in Kenya. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omenya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 231,065th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,164,312 people. The surname Omenya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omenya live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Omenya is also the 560,146th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 253 people.

Omenya is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1,099 people, or 1 in 42,020. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 31 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 20 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 15 percent reside. Besides Kenya it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Uganda, where 13 percent reside.

Omenya Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Homenya92354/
Omeanya925/
Otmenya925/
Gomenya924/
Amenya836,365/
Omenyo83802/
Omegna83218/
Ominya8389/
Omenia838/
Umenya837/
Omenja835/
Amenyah773,326/
Hamenya77442/
Umeanya7787/
Osmenia7719/
Omeenyo7713/
Omuinya779/
Homenyo779/
Amenyat778/
Homenja778/
Gumenya774/
Homegna772/
Omeinia771/
Oumenia771/
Ameenya771/
Gominya771/
Omenhia771/
Omienyo771/
Omainya771/
Homenia770/
Oeminyah71110/
Amenuiya714/
Amenyo678,270/
Ominia67284/
Aminya6759/
Uminya6740/
Amenia6735/
Omenio678/
Umenia676/
Omenjo676/
Amenea671/
Amenha671/
Amegna671/
Umenyo671/
Ominja671/
Homeña671/
Homeinjad671/

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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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  • 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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