Omumia Surname

324,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omumia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Omumia Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1461:40,2974,234
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Omumia (191) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Omumia Demographics

Omumia Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 34 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Omumia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omumia is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omumia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 324,668th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,353,571 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omumia live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Omumia is also the 657,437th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 191 people.

The surname Omumia is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,146 people, or 1 in 40,297. In Kenya Omumia is most common in: Kakamega County, where 89 percent live, Nairobi County, where 9 percent live and Bungoma County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya Omumia exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live.

Omumia Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omumiah921/
Ommumia921/
Omomia83240/
Amumia831/
Omomiha771/
Gamoumia711/
Umomia6755/
Hammoumia671/
Omomijo625/
Omomjah624/
Amoemia621/
Hamumeha5735/
Amimya505/
Amumyo501/
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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 Omumia
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