Omya Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Omya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Omya (201) may also be a first name.
Omya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omya (Hindi: ओमया) is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Omya.
How Common Is The Last Name Omya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Omya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Omya live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omya is also the 639,077th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 201 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 70 percent live, Abia, where 10 percent live and Kano, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homya | 89 | 244 | / |
| Omyah | 89 | 13 | / |
| Oumya | 89 | 4 | / |
| Gomya | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ommya | 89 | 2 | / |
| Omoiya | 80 | 201 | / |
| Oumyat | 80 | 36 | / |
| Omoyia | 80 | 11 | / |
| Omayya | 80 | 10 | / |
| Goumya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Omaiya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Houmya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Omeyia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Omuiya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Omoyya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Omeiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omuyia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Homyat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oumyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omayia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omia | 75 | 1,749 | / |
| Amya | 75 | 225 | / |
| Omea | 75 | 171 | / |
| Emya | 75 | 122 | / |
| Umya | 75 | 12 | / |
| Omja | 75 | 4 | / |
| Omyo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Omaiyah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Omayyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omaheya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omiat | 67 | 1,755 | / |
| Gomyo | 67 | 1,753 | / |
| Hamya | 67 | 1,160 | / |
| Gomia | 67 | 993 | / |
| Omija | 67 | 865 | / |
| Amyay | 67 | 595 | / |
| Amyah | 67 | 248 | / |
| Gomja | 67 | 181 | / |
| Homea | 67 | 126 | / |
| Gamya | 67 | 81 | / |
| Ommia | 67 | 60 | / |
| Omeha | 67 | 48 | / |
| Omiah | 67 | 45 | / |
| Umyah | 67 | 44 | / |
| Hemya | 67 | 29 | / |
| Oumia | 67 | 26 | / |
| Homia | 67 | 18 | / |
| Amyaz | 67 | 17 | / |
| Emyay | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ammya | 67 | 13 | / |
| O'Mea | 67 | 10 | / |
| Amyat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Asmya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Homyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Amyas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Osmia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ahmya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Amyaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Homja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Umyat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Omioa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omjah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aemya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omeao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohmia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oomja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aumya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gumya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ommea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omyoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omgea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omiap | 67 | 1 | / |
Omya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Omya in the Hindi language | ||
| ओमया | omaya | - |
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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
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- 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 Omya
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