Omu Surname

142,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Omu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,5091:70,6035,095
Indonesia3001:440,83136,784
Papua New Guinea1321:61,7718,000
Uganda721:542,21230,029
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Japan241:5,326,84639,939
Solomon Islands211:27,6205,477
India141:54,790,384527,769
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Omu (1,149) may also be a first name.

Omu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omu (Hindi: ओमू, Marathi: ओमू, Russian: Ому, Tibetan: དབང་མོ།) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Omu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 142,514th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,334,256 people. Omu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Omu live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omu is also the 234,743rd most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 1,149 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,509 people, or 1 in 70,603. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 19 percent live, Cross River, where 18 percent live and Delta, where 16 percent live. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Omu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gomu86874/
Omus86409/
Homu86393/
Ommu86346/
Omut86310/
Omuh86290/
Omou86263/
Omau8669/
Omui8655/
Omuț8655/
Omuz8651/
Oimu8630/
Oumu8627/
Omeu8619/
Otmu8619/
Omgu8612/
Omud864/
Oomu863/
Omuu862/
Osmu862/
Uomu862/
Omuş861/
Oemu861/
Omux861/
Gomou753,408/
Oumou753,391/
Osmus75369/
Omeus75222/
Homus75185/
Ommuş7594/
Șoimu7532/
Homou7532/
Gomau7528/
Oumeu7520/
Homut7519/
Oumau7519/
Ohmut7518/
Omohu7518/
Oomau7516/
Hoimu7513/
Oymus7512/
Gommu7511/
Oimau7511/
Omush759/
Homeu759/
Goumu757/
Homud756/
Uomhu755/
Ohmud754/
O'Omu754/
Osmau753/
Omous753/
Homui753/
Houmu753/
Gomui753/
Oimus752/
Homau752/
Oymhu752/
Oumus752/
Goimu751/
Goomu751/
Omouh751/
Ommus751/
Omouy751/
Ommou751/
Ommui751/
Omust751/
O'Mau751/
Omgau751/
Emu6726,012/
Goumou6721,060/
Amu6719,718/
Umu671,145/
Homoud671,114/
Oumous67661/
Oummou67466/
Houmou67424/
Oumouy67274/
Ouhmou67242/
Oumoud67112/
Oumouh6769/
Hosmus6752/
Omoush6737/
Hommou6737/
Omouth6732/
Omuije6722/
Homeus6717/
Osmuss678/
Homuha678/
Gommou675/
Ousmou675/
Homouz673/
Oumout672/
Houmeu672/
Otmous671/
Ousmus671/
Houmud671/
Homush671/
Hgomou671/
Hosmut671/
Houmui671/
Oomoud671/
Ommouy671/
Oumaud671/
Șoimuș671/
Oheemu671/
Omouiy671/
Othmau671/
Eoumou671/
Homhau671/
Homult670/
Homutt670/
Goumau670/

Omu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Omu in the Tibetan language
དབང་མོ།wangmo-
Omu in the Hindi language
ओमूomu73.9
ओमुomu25.7
Omu in the Marathi language
ओमूomu56
ओमुomu44
Omu in the Russian language
Омуomu-

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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 Omu
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