Umeh Surname

6,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Umeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria84,7881:2,089275
United States4901:739,71257,942
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
England2101:265,32421,048
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Austria131:655,03358,041
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
India81:95,883,173728,828
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
China41:341,830,39216,990
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Umeh (2,044) may also be a first name.

Umeh Last Name Facts

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

Umeh (Hindi: उमेह, Marathi: उमेह) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Umeh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Umeh is the 6,555th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 84,559 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Umeh live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 166,841st most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 2,044 people.

The last name Umeh is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 84,788 people, or 1 in 2,089. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Anambra, where 38 percent live, Enugu, where 12 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Ghana, where 0 percent live.

Umeh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Umeh last name is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Umeh last name are 40.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.55% registered with the party.

The amount Umeh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.92% more than the national average, earning R 261,216 per year and in United States they earn 1.5% more than the national average, earning $43,797 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Umesh895,681/
Umech8933/
Ummeh8919/
Eumeh8917/
Umedh8914/
Oumeh896/
Uumeh895/
Umieh894/
Umehr893/
Umeht893/
Utmeh892/
Umehh891/
Umeih891/
Umejh891/
Ume8610,714/
Oumech80137/
Humech8043/
Humesh8022/
Humeha8018/
Oumesh803/
Umeheh802/
Umeach801/
Ummesh801/
Oummeh801/
Guumeh801/
Umeshp801/
Gumeih801/
Umer75210,731/
Hume7529,099/
Usme754,436/
Imeh754,236/
Oume752,781/
Umei751,689/
Umme751,613/
Gume751,266/
Aume751,003/
Eume75980/
Umed75395/
Umet75395/
Umea75203/
Umih75192/
Umez75134/
Umes75116/
Umee7598/
Utme7548/
Umhe7541/
Umey7537/
Ueme7529/
Umie7529/
Uhme7526/
Umhi7519/
Umha7515/
Uime756/
Uume756/
Umep753/
Umje753/
Umej751/
Uyme751/
Umyh751/
Umeu751/
Umge751/
Oumeish7312/
Houmesh7310/
Ummhesh734/
Houmehr731/
Oumer6770,749/
Humes6710,324/
Ummer677,518/
Humer675,544/
Aumer673,578/
Gaume672,356/
Humez672,217/
Umeed671,826/
Humed671,811/
Humme67892/
Oumha67485/
Goume67388/
Humet67342/
Ummed67222/
Omeih67212/
Gumme67201/
Umets67194/
Umeer67170/
Umees67132/
Ohume67126/
Umhey67108/
Jimeh6796/
Eumes6772/
Houme6764/
Oumme6742/
Ahume6741/
Humeš6739/
Himeh6735/
Imieh6732/
Haume6731/
Heume6729/
Oumey6728/
Gumei6724/
Ummey6723/
Humei6723/
Aumie6723/
Umher6720/
Ummee6718/
Guume6718/
Ummih6718/
Oumei6714/
Gumey6710/
Aumed6710/
Humeu6710/
Humie679/
Gumhi679/
Umhay678/
Eumer678/
Usmer678/
Usmei677/
Aumee677/
Umych675/
Ummea675/
Uemee675/
Humee675/
Umhie675/
Usmes675/
Aumei675/
Ummie675/
Ummet674/
Oumet674/
Uimer674/
Humea674/
Ume'e674/
Outme674/
Oumie673/
Umess673/
Gumee673/
Aumet673/
Umioh673/
Uisme673/
Eumei673/
Aumes672/
Oumih672/
Hueme672/
Oumed672/
Umhai672/
Umerr672/
Gumea672/
Umead671/
Humey671/
Humje671/
Gumih671/
Aumey671/
Umeet671/
Ummei671/
Ummes671/
Eumie671/
Huime671/
Auume671/
Umoih671/
Umaih671/
Umeis671/
Umest671/
Umish671/
Hhume671/
Oumee671/
Oumhe671/
Oumhi671/
Ouyme671/
Usmed671/
Usmet671/
Aumge671/
Oumhy671/
Omehh671/
Umeij671/
Umije671/
Usmea671/
Uusme671/
Utmee671/
Uymjh671/
Aumme671/
Gumge671/
Immeh671/
Utmer670/
Ausme670/
Huhme670/
Uhmer670/

Umeh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Umeh in the Marathi language
उमेहumeha-
Umeh in the Hindi language
उमेहumeha71.43
उमेशumesa28.57

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Footnotes

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