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
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
| 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
- 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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