Ooma Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ooma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ooma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya441:1,049,54334,647
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
India101:76,706,538639,611
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ooma (1,925) may also be a first name.

Ooma Last Name Facts

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

Ooma (Bengali: ঊমা, Hindi: ऊमा) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ooma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ooma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ooma is the 2,333,370th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname Ooma occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Ooma reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 173,018th most frequently held forename on earth, held by 1,925 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 1,049,543. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 98 percent reside and Narok County, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and India, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gooma89539/
Hooma8927/
Oomau8916/
Oomat892/
Oomay891/
Oomma891/
Oomaa891/
O'Oma891/
Oma868,076/
Goomaa80214/
Goomah8039/
Oojjma801/
Oomaid801/
Hoomat801/
Goomay801/
Hoomas800/
Ouma75216,499/
Goma75214,586/
Homa7511,750/
Osma7511,516/
Omah756,895/
Omaa754,346/
Omay754,335/
Omas752,311/
Omaç751,398/
Omai751,142/
Omat751,107/
Oima75720/
Omma75344/
Omaj75330/
Omad75311/
Oome75267/
Oyma75177/
Omea75171/
Omoa75156/
Omağ75156/
Ohma75122/
Omaş7598/
Oomi7597/
Uoma7585/
Otma7571/
Omau7569/
Omaz7556/
Omha7536/
Omap7527/
Oema7522/
Omga7513/
Ojma756/
Oomo755/
Omać751/
O'Ma751/
Oomy751/
Hooysma7328/
Hoomash733/
Gomaa67133,409/
Houma674,795/
Oumma673,745/
Gomma673,536/
Homma673,145/
Gouma672,711/
Omaya671,998/
Omach671,993/
Gomha67940/
Homai67837/
Omaha67744/
Gomea67580/
Oumah67556/
Oomes67556/
Goima67524/
Oumha67485/
Omais67458/
Oumad67418/
Ousma67312/
Oumai67295/
O'May67280/
Oumas67277/
Homat67247/
Oumay67244/
Hotma67217/
Hohma67179/
Gomai67173/
Homaz67158/
Othma67153/
Ohuma67145/
Oomer67143/
Osmaj67142/
Homay67129/
Homea67126/
Gom'a67122/
Homad67118/
Homha67111/
Oymaz6799/
Osmas6796/
Homas6785/
Omash6783/
Oomis6776/
Omaja6763/
Oymas6758/
Huoma6753/
Omaid6750/
Omhay6749/
Gomay6747/
Oimas6745/
Omhai6739/
Omaða6738/
Homaa6734/
Șomai6731/
Goyma6730/
Osmai6730/
Osmay6728/
Gomau6728/
Ommas6728/
Homaj6725/
Ottma6723/
Oma'a6720/
Osmat6719/
Oumau6719/
Homah6715/
Gomaj6714/
Hoema6713/
Otmaz6713/
Ommah6712/
Homoa6712/
Hosma6711/
Oimau6711/
O'Mea6710/
Ohmah6710/
Omatz6710/
Hoomi6710/
Gomga678/
Omait678/
Oumaa678/
Ommat678/
Amooa677/
Omaah677/
Otmay676/
Oumat676/
Hoima676/
Hoomo676/
Goome675/
Otmai675/
Goomi674/
Omaia674/
Oumga674/
Omaas674/
Omaïs674/
O'Omu674/
Hoyma674/
Osmau673/
Omatt673/
Omaih673/
Otmas673/
Omgai673/
Omead672/
Homau672/
Goomo672/
Omioa672/
Ommai672/
Oumùa672/
Oisma672/
Omaiz672/
Osmad672/
Outma672/
Ohmat672/
Hoome671/
Oymma671/
Omadt671/
Omajh671/
Ommea671/
Homap671/
Oomoh671/
Omaaa671/
Ojmoa671/
Ojmai671/
Omats671/
Ojmah671/
Oomet671/
Oomoi671/
Omaãa671/
Ommad671/
Otmat671/
Oğmaç671/
Ouyma671/
Oimai671/
Oimay671/
Oimma671/
O'Mai671/
O'Mau671/
Gomaá671/
Gomaï671/
Osmea671/
Omeae671/
Omgau671/
Oymay671/
Oomey671/
Oomje671/
Oomod671/
Omayz671/
Omhaj671/
Omeas671/
Uomma671/
Oehma670/
Goomy670/

Ooma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ooma in the Bengali language
ঊমাuma-
Ooma in the Hindi language
ऊमाuma99.62
उूमाuuma0.13

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ooma
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