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
Omia (Georgian: ომია, Russian: Омиа) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Omia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 231,164th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,166,693 people. Omia occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Omia are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Omia is also the 284,631st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 824 people.
It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,331 people, or 1 in 29,331. In Uganda Omia is primarily found in: Nebbi District, where 25 percent live, Dokolo District, where 19 percent live and Amolatar District, where 16 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Omia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Omia last name is chiefly 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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