Johah Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Singapore

Johah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Johah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria891:1,990,36870,088
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Johah (105) may also be a first name.

Johah Last Name Facts

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

Johah is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Johah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Johah? popularity and diffusion

Johah is the 1,628,521st most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Johah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Johah reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 920,134th most prevalent forename in the world, held by 105 people.

The last name Johah is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 1,990,368. In Nigeria Johah is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 31 percent live, Plateau, where 16 percent live and Rivers, where 16 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 11 percent live and Malaysia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Johgah911/
Joha897,261/
Joah89219/
Johaish831/
Jouah80724/
Johua80118/
Johai8029/
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Johay807/
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Johaa805/
Jhoha804/
Jhaho803/
Johea802/
Jojha802/
Joaha802/
Johau801/
Jyoha801/
Jhoah801/
Jioha801/
Joaah801/
Joa753,973/
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Ojioha7312/
Jhojha738/
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Johasz733/
Ijioha733/
Joahat732/
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Joahas731/
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Jojiah731/
Youhah731/
Jiohad731/
Johacz731/
Johhio731/
Johays731/
Jhahot731/
Ejioha731/
Jaho6763,264/
Joas677,743/
Joho674,116/
Yoha672,646/
Joua67764/
Yoah67551/
Joad67508/
Joay67122/
Jaoh67102/
Jhao6747/
Joai6744/
Joat6738/
Jooh6735/
Joea6724/
Joap6720/
Ijoa6716/
Jhoa6712/
Joaz6712/
Joaj678/
Jgoa677/
Jhauhat676/
Joau676/
Jaohova674/
Jaoa674/
Ioha674/
Jahauth673/
Joaa673/
Jioa673/
Ioah672/
Yoahaah672/
Jauhath671/
Ojhahos671/
Eoah671/
Jooa671/
Hjoa671/
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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 Johah
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