Omulema Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omulema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omulema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1031:448,34923,733
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087

Omulema Last Name Facts

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

Omulema is most common in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Omulema.

How Common Is The Last Name Omulema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,683,218th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname Omulema occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omulema reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 448,349. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 95 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 4 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 12 percent reside.

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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 Omulema
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