Omuka Surname

292,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9661:47,8054,908
Uganda2861:136,50112,441
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Omuka (98) may also be a first name.

Omuka Last Name Facts

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

Omuka is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Omuka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omuka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 292,126th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,567,262 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omuka reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 956,749th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 98 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 966 people, or 1 in 47,805. In Kenya Omuka is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 34 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 34 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 24 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Omuka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omukai911,962/
Omuuka916/
Omuska916/
Gomuka915/
Omukoa915/
Omeuka914/
Homuka913/
Omouka913/
Osmuka912/
Omukah912/
Omukay911/
Omukka911/
Omueka911/
Omukha911/
Osmukha83597/
Omukaya83154/
Homuska839/
Ohmukai836/
Omika802,349/
Amuka801,550/
Emuka801,334/
Omuko801,123/
Omoka80410/
Omuke80255/
Umuka8019/
Omuki804/
Osmushka777/
Homauska771/
Amukoa73853/
Gamuka73474/
Homoka73391/
Omokha73366/
Hemuka73115/
Hamuka73112/
Amouka73109/
Emukah7369/
Amukah7337/
Emukai7332/
Amukai7324/
Ummuka7315/
Umeuka7313/
Emouka7312/
Ameuka7310/
Omusca7310/
Gumuka738/
Omokah737/
Omukoi737/
Ahmuka736/
Homuke736/
Humuka735/
Omokoa735/
Aemuka733/
Omutko733/
Umouka733/
Omukoh733/
Emeuka733/
Ehmuka733/
Omeuko733/
Homika732/
Omouki732/
Amuuka732/
Amuska731/
Amauka731/
Omoeka731/
Omikah731/
Uomoka731/
Omouko731/
Omooka731/
Omukee731/
Gomuke731/
Amukaa731/
Amukay731/
Amukea731/
Omukho731/
Omokau731/
Omieka731/
Omokhoa67576/
Amukaya67271/
Omokhai6789/
Homeuca6765/
Hamouka6749/
Homokay6743/
Umaukaa679/
Hamauka679/
Amoukai677/
Hamuuka674/
Gamauka673/
Amoukap672/
Omuscat672/
Gomouko672/
Omokuha672/
Omiecka671/
Homukhe671/
Asmauka671/
Gamukai671/
Amukaha671/
Homikai671/
Hommika671/
Omoukou671/
Otmuski671/
Hamukau671/
Hamutka671/
Amouska671/
Amukaut671/
Omokhea671/
Omoukho671/

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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 Omuka
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