Umegh Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Umegh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umegh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Umegh (23) may also be a first name.

Umegh Last Name Facts

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

Umegh (Hindi: ऊमेघ, Marathi: उमेघ) is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Umegh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Umegh is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Umegh are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Umegh is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 23 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Umeg891/
Imegh802/
Gumeg801/
Oumeg801/
Omegh801/
Aumeg801/
Umekh801/
Humeg800/
Oumekh731/
Humigh731/
Jimegh731/
Umek671,887/
Omeg6759/
Umec6720/
Umex6712/
Umeq672/
Umjg671/
Umig671/

Umegh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Umegh in the Marathi language
उमेघumegha-
Umegh in the Hindi language
ऊमेघumegha50
उमेघumegha50

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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 Umegh
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