Omua Surname

642,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Omua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4071:95,9209,768
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Omua (200) may also be a first name.

Omua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omua is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omua? popularity and diffusion

Omua is the 642,034th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 15,407,074 people. Omua is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Omua live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 640,739th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 200 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 407 people, or 1 in 95,920. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Arua District, where 53 percent are found, Maracha District, where 9 percent are found and Amolatar District, where 7 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gomua893/
Omwua891/
Homua891/
Omhua891/
Homuha808/
Homuad806/
Homhua803/
Osmuha802/
Omueha801/
Omuhah801/
Osmuah801/
Houmua801/
Omba7546,931/
Amua751,738/
Omwa75684/
Omva75525/
Emua75169/
Omuo7522/
Umua7514/
Hommuat738/
Oumouha733/
Ombay674,311/
Oumba672,255/
Homba671,949/
Aumua67526/
Ombai67463/
Ombou67259/
Ombaa67201/
Omvoa67200/
Gamua67197/
Hamua67108/
Amuat6781/
Oimba6754/
Asmua6718/
Amuad6717/
Ombea6715/
Homwa6714/
Amuaj679/
Omwai678/
Gumua677/
Omvaa677/
Amuea676/
Emmua676/
Ombuo676/
Omway675/
Omwah674/
Amuoa672/
Oomba672/
Omwaa672/
Uomba672/
Omwea672/
Usmua672/
Amuas672/
Omvad671/
Ombau671/
Homva671/
Amuaa671/
Amuap671/
Hemua671/
Omvap671/
Amuaz671/
Omwoa671/
Omvah671/
Ammua671/
Umuay671/
Oumuo671/
Omvea671/
Ombha671/
Ombaș671/
Ummua671/
Gomuo671/
Amhua671/

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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 Omua
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