Omunya Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Omunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Omunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Omunya is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omunya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Omunya occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Omunya live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Bukedea District, where 13 percent reside, Buyende District, where 13 percent reside and Kayunga District, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Omunya occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omuinya | 92 | 9 | / |
| Gomunyah | 86 | 17 | / |
| Omonya | 83 | 2,734 | / |
| Amunya | 83 | 417 | / |
| Omunyo | 83 | 34 | / |
| Umunya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Omunia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Omunha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gamunya | 77 | 17 | / |
| Gumunya | 77 | 14 | / |
| Omunyos | 77 | 13 | / |
| Omunyot | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ommonya | 77 | 8 | / |
| Amounya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gomunja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amunyat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omonyah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omonyoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omonaiya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Omonyahy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omonayia | 71 | 1 | / |
| O'Mungia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omonyayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amunyo | 67 | 2,266 | / |
| Omonyo | 67 | 328 | / |
| Amonya | 67 | 148 | / |
| Umonya | 67 | 81 | / |
| Amunia | 67 | 68 | / |
| Omonia | 67 | 23 | / |
| Umunia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Omonja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Umunja | 67 | 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 Omunya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis