Omuhaya Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omuhaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omuhaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1921:240,52016,701

Omuhaya Last Name Facts

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

Omuhaya is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Omuhaya.

How Common Is The Last Name Omuhaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,218,745th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omuhaya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 240,520. In Kenya Omuhaya is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 95 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 5 percent reside.

Omuhaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Omuhaya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amuhaya86742/
Amouhaya801/
Emuhay773,864/
Gamuhay7161/
Omutayo7114/
Omutiya715/
Emuhaye714/
Amouhay714/
Omusaja713/
Amuhaja712/
Amuhaia712/
Hamuhaa711/
Omuciya711/
Amouaya711/
Amutaya711/
Omusayu711/
Omutayu711/
Omutuya711/
Amuthiya671/
Gamouaya671/
Omuchoyi671/

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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 Omuhaya
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