Omu Surname
Approximately 3,122 people bear this surname
Omu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,509 | 1:70,603 | 5,095 |
| Indonesia | 300 | 1:440,831 | 36,784 |
| Papua New Guinea | 132 | 1:61,771 | 8,000 |
| Uganda | 72 | 1:542,212 | 30,029 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Japan | 24 | 1:5,326,846 | 39,939 |
| Solomon Islands | 21 | 1:27,620 | 5,477 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
Omu (1,149) may also be a first name.
Omu Demographics
Omu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Omu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omu (Hindi: ओमू, Marathi: ओमू, Russian: Ому, Tibetan: དབང་མོ།) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Omu.
How Common Is The Last Name Omu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 142,514th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,334,256 people. The surname 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 common given name in the world, borne by 1,149 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,509 people, or 1 in 70,603. In Nigeria Omu is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 19 percent reside, Cross River, where 18 percent reside and Delta, where 16 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.
Omu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Omu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gomu | 86 | 874 | / |
| Omus | 86 | 409 | / |
| Homu | 86 | 393 | / |
| Ommu | 86 | 346 | / |
| Omut | 86 | 310 | / |
| Omuh | 86 | 290 | / |
| Omou | 86 | 263 | / |
| Omau | 86 | 69 | / |
| Omui | 86 | 55 | / |
| Omuț | 86 | 55 | / |
| Omuz | 86 | 51 | / |
| Oimu | 86 | 30 | / |
| Oumu | 86 | 27 | / |
| Omeu | 86 | 19 | / |
| Otmu | 86 | 19 | / |
| Omgu | 86 | 12 | / |
| Omud | 86 | 4 | / |
| Oomu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Omuu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Osmu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Uomu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Omuş | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oemu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Omux | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gomou | 75 | 3,408 | / |
| Oumou | 75 | 3,391 | / |
| Osmus | 75 | 369 | / |
| Omeus | 75 | 222 | / |
| Homus | 75 | 185 | / |
| Ommuş | 75 | 94 | / |
| Șoimu | 75 | 32 | / |
| Homou | 75 | 32 | / |
| Gomau | 75 | 28 | / |
| Oumeu | 75 | 20 | / |
| Homut | 75 | 19 | / |
| Oumau | 75 | 19 | / |
| Ohmut | 75 | 18 | / |
| Omohu | 75 | 18 | / |
| Oomau | 75 | 16 | / |
| Hoimu | 75 | 13 | / |
| Oymus | 75 | 12 | / |
| Gommu | 75 | 11 | / |
| Oimau | 75 | 11 | / |
| Omush | 75 | 9 | / |
| Homeu | 75 | 9 | / |
| Goumu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Homud | 75 | 6 | / |
| Uomhu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ohmud | 75 | 4 | / |
| O'Omu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Osmau | 75 | 3 | / |
| Omous | 75 | 3 | / |
| Homui | 75 | 3 | / |
| Houmu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gomui | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oimus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Homau | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oymhu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oumus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Goimu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goomu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Omouh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ommus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Omouy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ommou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ommui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Omust | 75 | 1 | / |
| O'Mau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Omgau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Emu | 67 | 26,012 | / |
| Goumou | 67 | 21,060 | / |
| Amu | 67 | 19,718 | / |
| Umu | 67 | 1,145 | / |
| Homoud | 67 | 1,114 | / |
| Oumous | 67 | 661 | / |
| Oummou | 67 | 466 | / |
| Houmou | 67 | 424 | / |
| Oumouy | 67 | 274 | / |
| Ouhmou | 67 | 242 | / |
| Oumoud | 67 | 112 | / |
| Oumouh | 67 | 69 | / |
| Hosmus | 67 | 52 | / |
| Omoush | 67 | 37 | / |
| Hommou | 67 | 37 | / |
| Omouth | 67 | 32 | / |
| Omuije | 67 | 22 | / |
| Homeus | 67 | 17 | / |
| Osmuss | 67 | 8 | / |
| Homuha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gommou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ousmou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Homouz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oumout | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houmeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Otmous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ousmus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houmud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgomou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosmut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houmui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oomoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ommouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oumaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Șoimuș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oheemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omouiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Othmau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eoumou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homhau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homult | 67 | 0 | / |
| Homutt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goumau | 67 | 0 | / |
Omu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Omu in the Tibetan language | ||
| དབང་མོ། | wangmo | - |
| Omu in the Hindi language | ||
| ओमू | omu | 73.9 |
| ओमु | omu | 25.7 |
| Omu in the Marathi language | ||
| ओमू | omu | 56 |
| ओमु | omu | 44 |
| Omu in the Russian language | ||
| Ому | omu | - |
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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
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- 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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