Omieno Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Iceland

Omieno Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omieno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya671:689,25229,975
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Omieno Last Name Facts

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

Omieno is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omieno? popularity and diffusion

Omieno is the 2,136,387th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Omieno reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 689,252. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Siaya County, where 76 percent are found, Busia County, where 6 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Omieno Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Omieno earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 85.89% more than the national average, earning $80,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amieno83116/
Omiena836/
Amienos771/
Omiingo771/
Amienou771/
Homienna711/
Omiina672/
Ameeno672/
Amiena671/
Gomjina623/
Amienas623/
Omiyonga5722/
Amehinou571/
Amiina5076/
Amyena507/
Omoijahina503/
Amiyna502/
Amoijenatt502/
Ahamajiena501/
Amyina501/
Ameijenatt501/

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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 Omieno
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