Omia Surname
Approximately 1,749 people bear this surname
Omia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,331 | 1:29,331 | 4,023 |
| Kenya | 119 | 1:388,066 | 22,003 |
| Cameroon | 96 | 1:216,344 | 21,934 |
| Nigeria | 79 | 1:2,242,313 | 76,227 |
| Congo | 63 | 1:79,192 | 6,869 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Omia (824) may also be a first name.
Omia Demographics
Omia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Omia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Omia (Georgian: ომია, Russian: Омиа) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Omia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Omia is the 231,164th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,166,693 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Omia live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 284,631st most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 824 people.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,331 people, or 1 in 29,331. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Nebbi District, where 25 percent are found, Dokolo District, where 19 percent are found and Amolatar District, where 16 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
Omia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Omia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Omia in the Georgian language | ||
| ომია | omia | - |
| Omia in the Russian language | ||
| Омиа | omia | - |
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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 Omia
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