Omeye Surname
Approximately 1,391 people bear this surname
Omeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,364 | 1:129,870 | 8,466 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Omeye (43) may also be a first name.
Omeye Demographics
Average Omeye Salary in
United States
$42,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Omeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Omeye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﻪ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Omeye.
How Common Is The Last Name Omeye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 278,216th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,239,070 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Omeye are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omeye is also the 1,545,828th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 43 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,364 people, or 1 in 129,870. In Nigeria Omeye is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 33 percent reside, Anambra, where 23 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Omeye exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Omeye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (96%) in Nigeria.
Omeye earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Omeye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Omeye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﻪ | amyh | 50 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﻪ | amyh | 50 |
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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 Omeye
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