Omeru Surname

604,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omeru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omeru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4271:414,85421,592
Kenya791:584,55627,458
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Omeru (160) may also be a first name.

Omeru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omeru occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omeru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 604,614th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 14,205,743 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omeru live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omeru is also the 725,185th most prevalent given name internationally, held by 160 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 427 people, or 1 in 414,854. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 41 percent are found, Delta, where 37 percent are found and Cross River, where 9 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 15 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omerzu91525/
Omerou9113/
Omeruh916/
Oimeru914/
Omerus914/
Omeruš912/
Omeeru911/
Oimerru832/
Omerush831/
Oumerou831/
Emeru804,340/
Ameru801,578/
Omoru801,457/
Omaru80675/
Omiru80163/
Umeru8062/
Goumerou7747/
Oumerrou774/
Omirou73448/
Amerud7353/
Emerou7351/
Amerou7337/
Hameru7335/
Ameuru7332/
Omoruy7328/
Ameeru7321/
Gameru7319/
Emerau736/
Emerhu735/
Amerau735/
Gumeru734/
Ammeru733/
Homaru733/
Amereu732/
Amaeru732/
Omoruh732/
Omuiru732/
Omairu732/
Umerau731/
Umeruh731/
Omarau731/
Amerus731/
Umerou731/
Emereu731/
Amearu731/
Uomoru731/
Ommaru731/
Ameruh731/
Emmeru731/
Humeru731/
Omorui731/
Asmeru731/
Umearu731/
Amerru731/
Oumesrouh711/
Șoimaru6735/
Ammerud6713/
Emeheru6711/
Oimarau677/
Ummeeru675/
Ameroud674/
Oumerhouch672/
Oumärou672/
Oumaruu671/
Oumarui671/
Oumarau671/
Homarau671/
Ojmarou671/
Amerouy671/
Ammerus671/
Omoyrui671/
Uommaru671/
Huomaru671/
Omarauh671/
Houmoru671/
Amerous671/
Amerouh671/
Hommaru671/

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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 Omeru
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