Omuya Surname

152,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4451:31,9583,489
Nigeria1,1971:147,9899,401
Uganda2241:174,28214,695
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Omuya (1,616) may also be a first name.

Omuya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omuya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omuya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 152,251st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,520,770 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omuya reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omuya is also the 192,180th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 1,616 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,445 people, or 1 in 31,958. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 22 percent live, Kisii County, where 21 percent live and Nyamira County, where 16 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 41 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Omuya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Omuya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Omuya earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.83% more than the national average, earning $72,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omouya9111/
Omuyah914/
Gomuya911/
O'Muya911/
Oumuyat831/
Osmuyah831/
Omuyaya831/
Omiya8019,142/
Omoya802,414/
Omaya801,998/
Amuya80755/
Omuye80510/
Omeya80371/
Omuyo80153/
Umuya8024/
Emuya8020/
Omyia8019/
Omuja809/
Omuyi803/
Omeua802/
Omouy801/
Omuia801/
Houmouya771/
Oumaya73292/
Oumouy73274/
Gamuya73246/
Amouya73171/
Omayah73112/
Oemaya7387/
Omuyeh7376/
Hamuya7372/
Homoya7349/
Umuyah7334/
Gomiya7333/
Gomaya7328/
Ohmiya7323/
Ommaya7318/
Omiyat7313/
Omayas7311/
Omeyau7310/
Osmaya739/
Omiyah739/
Gomeya739/
Oumeya738/
Homuha738/
Humuya737/
Omooya736/
Homiya736/
Homaya734/
Omoyah734/
Ojmaya734/
Amuyat734/
Amuyah734/
Oumiya733/
Omuoyo733/
Gumuya732/
Homyya732/
Hemuya732/
Omayat732/
Omayad731/
Osmiya731/
Amuyas731/
Oomiya731/
Omeyah731/
Omouyo731/
Ommouy731/
Gomoya731/
Omuyet731/
Omuyio731/
Omouiy731/
Ommoya731/
Omae6724,902/
Omaa674,346/
Omay674,335/
Omoy673,141/
Omey671,264/
Omai671,142/
Emuy67406/
Omaj67330/
Amuy67324/
Hamouya67305/
Oemayah67264/
Omou67263/
Omea67171/
Omoa67156/
Omue6786/
Omau6769/
Omui6755/
Goumiya6722/
Omeu6719/
Ammouya6712/
Homiyah6711/
Oummouy679/
Omojaya679/
Houmiya678/
Omayowa675/
Omye674/
Houmaya674/
Hotmaya673/
Hamuhya673/
Oumouha673/
Houmeya672/
Goumaya672/
Homiyad671/
Gomayah671/
Omoyowa671/
Hommiya671/
Homoaya671/
Oumouye671/
Ousmaya671/
Goumoya671/

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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 Omuya
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