Omojong Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Omojong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omojong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2881:135,55312,390
Kenya2461:187,72314,010

Omojong (11) may also be a first name.

Omojong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omojong is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omojong? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 585,898th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omojong are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Omojong is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 135,553. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Busia District, where 29 percent are found, Kumi District, where 18 percent are found and Tororo District, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 46 percent are found.

Omojong Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gomojong9324/
Omojjong931/
Amojong863,639/
Omosong863/
Omujong862/
Omoiong861/
Amojon'g802/
Omiong776/
Omyong772/
Omoeng771/
Omaoeng71508/
Amosong7161/
Amoyong7122/
Amajong717/
Hamjong716/
Gomoung715/
Gomoang713/
Oumjang713/
Amujong712/
Osmoung711/
Omoying711/
O'Meong711/
Amejong711/
Omoingh711/
Homehong6739/
Gumohong6710/
Asmoyong678/
Ohmyoung673/
Amochong671/
Gomayong671/
Umeijong671/
Omadjang671/
Omoateng671/
Gomohung671/
Homyhong671/
O'Mahong670/

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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 Omojong
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