Omuga Surname

130,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,1711:14,5631,763
Tanzania1461:362,61426,759
Uganda1041:375,37824,063
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Omuga (276) may also be a first name.

Omuga Last Name Facts

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

Omuga has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Omuga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omuga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 130,893rd most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,109,275 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omuga are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Omuga is also the 534,713th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 276 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,171 people, or 1 in 14,563. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 21 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 19 percent live and Migori County, where 16 percent live. Outside of Kenya Omuga exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Omuga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (98%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omunga91888/
Omugah9112/
Omugha916/
Omguga914/
Omugga912/
Omugai911/
Omugat911/
Omugau911/
Omugoa911/
Homunga8337/
Omeunga8327/
Omung'a8322/
Omuegha8314/
Oumunga834/
Omun'ga832/
Gomouga832/
Omgugah831/
Homauga831/
Omugahe831/
Omungaa831/
Omoga801,053/
Omuge80863/
Omugo80691/
Amuga80674/
Omugi8045/
Omiga8023/
Emuga8014/
Umuga804/
Oummunga7715/
Oumeunga771/
Oumougay771/
Goumouga771/
Amunga735,824/
Omungo73450/
Gamuga73335/
Omogha73201/
Omugit73126/
Omuget73107/
Amouga73101/
Umunga7366/
Omugoi7344/
Omogah7329/
Omungi7321/
Homoga7318/
Amugah7316/
Omogai739/
Amugai736/
Omoega734/
Omunge734/
Amugea733/
Amugga733/
Gomugo732/
Emugha732/
Hamuga732/
Homiga732/
Gomuge731/
Omaugi731/
Omigha731/
Omugho731/
Umugha731/
Amugha731/
Omeugo731/
Humuga731/
Omuger731/
Oumoga731/
Ameuga731/
Amuuga731/
Amugaa731/
Omugeh731/
Omougi731/
Hamouga67103/
Omung'i6766/
Omighay6750/
Omuegho6731/
Omuigho6711/
Asmugha678/
Omoghai676/
Amougga676/
Amungai676/
Amougai675/
Hamunga674/
Amougay674/
Omoogah673/
Homogea672/
Homigai672/
Amounga672/
Amousga672/
Umungai672/
Amung'a672/
Aamunga671/
Omughou671/
Omoghea671/
Hoemiga671/
Omaungo671/
Omeunge671/
Hamugga671/
Amougaz671/
Amougha671/
Omuguye671/
Omungoh671/
Omaugho671/
Amugoha671/
Amungah671/

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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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  • 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 Omuga
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