Omuemu Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omuemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omuemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2041:868,34737,996
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Omuemu (17) may also be a first name.

Omuemu Last Name Facts

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

Omuemu is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Omuemu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omuemu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,136,896th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Omuemu live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omuemu is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 17 people.

The surname Omuemu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 868,347. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Edo, where 84 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside and Lagos, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omumu91384/
Omoemu83132/
Emuemu8335/
Umuemu836/
Omhumu831/
Omeumu831/
Omiemu831/
Omuimu831/
Ombemou7739/
Omojemu7717/
Omajemu774/
Amumu73101/
Omimu731/
Oumoumou711/
Amouemou711/
Hamujemu711/
Omwamu6795/
Ambemu678/
Houmoumou673/
Amumuh673/
Amuimu671/

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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 Omuemu
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