Ometan Surname

713,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ometan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ometan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3861:458,91923,339
England191:2,932,529101,561
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ometan (29) may also be a first name.

Ometan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ometan is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ometan? popularity and diffusion

Ometan is the 713,660th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 17,774,502 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ometan are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ometan is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 29 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 386 people, or 1 in 458,919. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 78 percent are found, Lagos, where 7 percent are found and Ondo, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omoetan92730/
Omeitan927/
Omaetan921/
Oumetan921/
Hometan921/
Omotan83105/
Omatan8332/
Emetan836/
Umetan833/
Ometam832/
Omitan832/
Ametan831/
Oematan776,878/
Omoitan7751/
Gometon7729/
Gametan7718/
Omaitan779/
Oimatan773/
Hametan772/
Ameetan771/
Emietan771/
Gomitan771/
Ameitan771/
Haumetan71148/
Oemathan7112/
Hamestan719/
Ahmethan716/
Amethhan715/
Gomethon714/
Homeston714/
Gommeton713/
Omaitane711/
Omithant711/
Amestane711/
Ommoitan711/
Hamettan711/
Houmatan711/
Homieton710/
Hammetan710/
Humestan710/
Amatan67323/
Amotan67265/
Amitan6798/
Emotan6789/
Ameton6742/
Umeton6727/
Ematan6725/
Amytan6713/
Emitan6711/
Ametam679/
Emeton677/
Omoton676/
Homestone675/
Houmattan671/
Omitam671/
Umitan671/
Ameethgan671/
Emahietan671/
Homestein671/
Ahmedtane671/

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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 Ometan
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