Omusula Surname

153,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omusula Surname User-submission:

Omusula is a surname common among Luhya Community living in western part of Kenya. It comes from the word sula, meaning 'to uproot something'.

Omusula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,8601:16,1471,929
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Omusula (465) may also be a first name.

Omusula Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Omusula is a surname common among Luhya Community living in western part of Kenya. It comes from the word sula, meaning 'to uproot something'.

- wakhu

Omusula Last Name Facts

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

Omusula is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omusula? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 153,345th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,541,872 people. The last name Omusula occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omusula live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 395,119th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 465 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,860 people, or 1 in 16,147. In Kenya Omusula is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 66 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 19 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Omusula Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omusulah9310/
Omususla931/
Omusule865/
Omusulo862/
Omosula861/
Omusola861/
Omushola801/
Omosola711,819/
Omosule711,298/
Omusolo711,192/
Omosuli7141/
Amisula7139/
Amujula7119/
Amusulo718/
Amusola715/
Omusoli711/
Omoshola671,049/
Amushila67750/
Omossola67182/
Omoshule6763/
Omoshuli6734/
Hamisula674/
Umushola671/
Omosuile671/
Amisulai671/
Ammujula671/

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