Umoja Surname

490,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Dominica

Umoja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umoja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
Tanzania2751:192,51516,538
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominica11:75,891912
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Umoja (271) may also be a first name.

Umoja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Umoja has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Umoja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Umoja is the 490,615th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,796,364 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Umoja live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Umoja is also the 540,009th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 271 people.

The last name Umoja is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 263,856. Other than The DR Congo this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 41 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Umoja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Umoja last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

Umoja earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.68% less than the national average, earning $26,027 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Humoja914/
Umooja911/
Umoa8967/
Umojhah831/
Omoja801,179/
Umaja80152/
Humoa80115/
Umoji8028/
Umosa8024/
Umoia8010/
Umojo809/
Umuja807/
Umija807/
Umoya806/
Umoca804/
Umeja804/
Aumoa802/
Gumoj802/
Umoje801/
Omojah73259/
Aumaja73153/
Omooja7395/
Umosah7350/
Umuoha7323/
Homoja7313/
Umajah7311/
Gumoya738/
Đumija738/
Gumaja737/
Humoya736/
Omojaa735/
Umoeya735/
Umousa735/
Gumoji734/
Aumoza734/
Humaja732/
Oumoha732/
Houmoa732/
Umaaja731/
Umuoji731/
Umijah731/
Umohya731/
Gumuja731/
Umhoza731/
Umajay731/
Umajas731/
Humeja731/
Ummaja731/
Umajai731/
Gummoj731/
Gumeja731/
Umay672,369/
Umau67751/
Umaa67747/
Umai67663/
Umea67203/
Umae67157/
Omoa67156/
Humieja67107/
Umou6753/
Omoj6749/
Gummoji6745/
Umoe6740/
Umoi6732/
Umajjah6721/
Umajaya6717/
Umij6714/
Oumousa6713/
Umaj6710/
Goumeja678/
Umoy676/
Umaajay676/
Umuocha673/
Umuohia673/
Oumouha673/
Umadjay673/
Umajhah673/
Omojowa672/
Umochat671/
Gummeja671/
Umej671/
Goumoya671/
Umuokha671/
Umuj671/

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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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  • 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 Umoja
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