Omukuyia Surname
Approximately 242 people bear this surname
Omukuyia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 240 | 1:192,416 | 14,234 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Omukuyia (14) may also be a first name.
Omukuyia Demographics
Omukuyia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Omukuyia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omukuyia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Omukuyia is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Omukuyia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,038,570th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omukuyia are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Omukuyia is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 14 people.
Omukuyia is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 240 people, or 1 in 192,416. In Kenya Omukuyia is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 92 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 4 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found. Besides Kenya Omukuyia exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Omukuyia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omukoyia | 88 | 121 | / |
| Omukya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amukayia | 75 | 159 | / |
| Amukeyia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Omukoiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amukia | 71 | 100 | / |
| Omokia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Omikia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amukya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Emukia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omokya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emuikia | 67 | 17 | / |
| Omokhia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Omokuha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emoukoua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Amoukoua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hamoukia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Umukyaha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Omokheiya | 59 | 1 | / |
| Omokhaiya | 59 | 1 | / |
| Amukyo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Amukea | 57 | 1 | / |
| Amokia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Omikio | 57 | 1 | / |
| Omokaua | 53 | 3 | / |
| Amuchia | 53 | 2 | / |
| Omokhio | 53 | 1 | / |
| Umoekia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Amouchia | 50 | 124 | / |
| Omokheoa | 50 | 49 | / |
| Humokiah | 50 | 1 | / |
| Omokheao | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Omukuyia
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