Omo Surname

62,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Congo

Omo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,6451:48,5993,740
Philippines1,1651:86,90015,089
Indonesia6331:208,92419,658
United States5671:639,25751,420
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Congo3071:16,2511,976
Uganda1891:206,55716,372
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
England1751:318,38923,763
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Papua New Guinea1261:64,7128,434
Italy731:837,76364,881
Ivory Coast641:360,48812,777
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
India231:33,350,669396,143
Solomon Islands221:26,3655,164
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Japan191:6,728,64742,320
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Guam11:160,1214,893
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malta11:430,2723,380
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

The alternate forms: Omò (1) & Ömo (1) are calculated separately.

Omo (13,216) may also be a first name.

Omo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻡ, Hindi: ओमो, Marathi: ओमो) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Omò or Ömo. Click here for other possible spellings of Omo.

How Common Is The Last Name Omo? popularity and diffusion

Omo is the 62,570th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 908,445 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Omo are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 50,694th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 13,216 people.

The last name Omo is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,645 people, or 1 in 48,599. In Nigeria Omo is primarily found in: Edo, where 27 percent reside, Delta, where 12 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 75 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 15 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Omo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Omo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,319 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 17,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Omo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Omo surname is predominantly Christian (92%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Omo last name are 22.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.49% being registered with the party.

The amount Omo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.7% more than the national average, earning $50,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.4% more than the national average, earning $61,807 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omò891/
Ömo891/
Omot8661,315/
Homo8612,153/
Gomo8610,976/
Omod867,176/
Oumo865,078/
Omoh863,928/
Omoy863,141/
Omoi861,444/
Omos86884/
Omoo86623/
Osmo86566/
Omou86263/
Oimo86157/
Omoa86156/
Uomo86135/
Omoj8649/
Ommo8637/
Omuo8622/
Omgo8613/
Omop8611/
Ohmo867/
Omho867/
Oomo865/
Ojmo863/
Otmo862/
Oymo862/
Ãomo861/
Oemo861/
Omoz861/
Omoï861/
Omoit753,430/
Gomou753,408/
Oumou753,391/
Homos753,268/
Omott752,256/
Houmo75517/
Gomoi75497/
Homod75348/
Huomo75277/
Goumo75241/
Gommo75181/
Omodt75163/
Oummo75163/
Otmot75150/
Omosh75125/
Homop7598/
Gomoo7560/
Hommo7559/
Homot7555/
Ottmo7553/
Gomoy7535/
Homou7532/
Homoi7531/
Omoch7523/
Omoss7518/
Omohu7518/
Oimos7512/
Homoa7512/
Gomgo7511/
Gomho7510/
Homoz7510/
Osmod759/
Osmos759/
Ousmo759/
Hoomo756/
Gomoï756/
Ommoh755/
Homoj754/
Omous753/
Osmot753/
Oumoh753/
Oimoh753/
Homoy753/
Goomo752/
Osmoh752/
Osmoy752/
Homoh752/
Omohs752/
Homgo752/
Ommos751/
Omois751/
Oomoh751/
Omohd751/
Ojmoa751/
Omouh751/
Omoiy751/
Gomuo751/
Otmoh751/
Hoimo751/
Homoľ751/
Homoș751/
Oomoi751/
Omojj751/
Ommoo751/
Ommou751/
Oumuo751/
Osmoi751/
Oimmo751/
Oimoo751/
Hoymo751/
Omgoh751/
Outmo751/
Oomod751/
Oyhmo751/
Amo6736,392/
Goumou6721,060/
Umo6717,554/
Emo679,296/
Oma678,076/
Homoud671,114/
Hommos67846/
Oumous67661/
Oummou67466/
Houmou67424/
Homood67363/
Ousmoi67273/
Ouhmou67242/
Homoľa67146/
Oumoud67112/
Oumouh6769/
Ommodt6756/
Omoush6737/
Hommou6737/
Omouth6732/
Goomoo6726/
Homoth6723/
Ohmott6720/
Omodth6716/
Goummo6712/
Hoummo6711/
Homoss6710/
Hoomos679/
Hommod676/
Homosh676/
Gommou675/
Ousmou675/
Oumoch674/
Outmoh674/
Homhot674/
Hommot674/
Goomoi674/
Ommotz674/
Homouz673/
Goumoh673/
Omooyi673/
Gommoi673/
Hosmos673/
Omoije672/
Hgomuo672/
Homohh672/
Houmoa672/
Oumout672/
O'Moss672/
Oumoha672/
Otmous671/
Ommoot671/
Omooha671/
Houmgo671/
Hgomou671/
Hoymoz671/
Hoimoa671/
Homoňa671/
Oomoud671/
Oummmo671/
Oumoyt671/
Goumoi671/
Gouhmo671/
Eoumou671/
Homhod671/
Homoos671/

Omo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Omo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻡam-
Omo in the Hindi language
ओमोomo-
Omo in the Marathi language
ओमोomo-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Omo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis