Oa Surname

147,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Oa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1,6451:4,957291
Vietnam5751:161,124884
India3971:1,932,15567,012
Indonesia2341:565,16745,330
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Kenya281:1,649,28235,844
Norway251:205,69123,411
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Õá (1) are calculated separately.

Oa (7,480) may also be a first name.

Oa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oa (Hindi: ओआ, Russian: Оа) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Õá. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oa is the 147,797th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,434,050 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Oa live; 57 percent live in Oceania Islands and 57 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 74,317th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 7,480 people.

The surname Oa is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 1,645 people, or 1 in 4,957. In Papua New Guinea Oa is most numerous in: Central, where 70 percent live, National Capital District, where 19 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 3 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Oa occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 19 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Oa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Oa earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.49% less than the national average, earning 320,159 kr per year and in Canada they earn 24.09% more than the national average, earning $61,651 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oya80198,161/
Hoa80155,230/
Yoa8017,443/
Oha8013,964/
Oja8010,066/
Goa807,604/
Oas803,027/
Oua801,611/
Oad801,434/
Oai80427/
Oat80299/
Oay80141/
Oia80138/
Aoa80102/
Oah8085/
Oaz8062/
Ioa8058/
Oea8041/
Oau8030/
O'A8030/
Oaj8028/
Uoa8012/
Oap8011/
Ooa8010/
Oaa8010/
Oňa809/
Oða801/
Oța801/
O671,853,071/
A67309,237/
Ojha67262,990/
Hoai6761,993/
Goya6713,860/
Hoya678,227/
Goua677,518/
Ouya676,363/
Ohia675,539/
Goia675,411/
Ojah675,318/
Hoad674,553/
Yoya674,339/
Hoja674,323/
Houa674,227/
Goja673,460/
Ojea673,428/
Oadd673,328/
Oyat673,230/
Ouja672,886/
Ohaj672,528/
Oats672,522/
Ioja672,261/
Jowa671,890/
Hoat671,613/
Hoha671,605/
Jova671,581/
Ojaa671,552/
Ojja671,456/
Ouha671,387/
Ohai671,258/
Ouai671,077/
Goea671,032/
Goay67837/
Ouad67824/
Ouaa67620/
Ohya67612/
Oyah67590/
Oyas67549/
Ohah67446/
Ioia67361/
Ohay67334/
Ogia67271/
Oyad67255/
Hoas67248/
Ojia67239/
Hoia67213/
Haoa67210/
Ouaj67208/
Ouaz67197/
Ouas67196/
Oiya67166/
Hoea67154/
Ouia67152/
Goșa67145/
Yoja67144/
Oyia67140/
Ohaa67133/
Hoaj67133/
Ouah67130/
Oľha67130/
Oadh67129/
Ohua67106/
Oaya67100/
Ioța6799/
Ooja6794/
Goai6788/
Oatt6782/
Șoșa6782/
Oľga6764/
Oast6763/
Aowa6762/
Yoia6761/
Hoay6754/
Aaoa6754/
Oyau6753/
Goňa6748/
Aova6746/
Ojap6745/
Țoța6744/
Ohja6741/
Oyaa6739/
Oyap6738/
Oiha6735/
Aooa6734/
Uoya6730/
Hođa6730/
Oija6728/
Oadt6727/
Hoap6727/
Oyya6726/
Oias6721/
Đoja6721/
Oiah6720/
Hoah6720/
Ohha6719/
Ouat6717/
Oaas6717/
Goľa6716/
Ojya6715/
Gooa6715/
Goaj6714/
Oiia6714/
Hooa6714/
Oass6713/
Ooya6713/
Oiau6711/
Oais6710/
Oaia6710/
Ouap6710/
Oeau679/
Hgoa678/
Oaid678/
Oaud677/
Oyaz677/
Oatd676/
Goau676/
Eowa676/
Oaut675/
Ioya675/
Ohau675/
Yoaa675/
Oaiz674/
Oaja674/
Goța674/
Huoa674/
Hoaa674/
Ojga673/
Oiaz673/
Oach673/
Oash673/
Hoaz673/
Ooai673/
Ho'a673/
Ouay673/
Oahu673/
Ouoa672/
Ooea672/
Oays672/
Oĺha672/
Oyaï672/
O'Ai672/
Eova672/
Goaa672/
Uoau672/
Hoau672/
Oeah672/
Oahh672/
Oahz671/
Oait671/
Oajh671/
Oasd671/
Oaux671/
Ooas671/
Oiaa671/
O'Ah671/
Ouau671/
Hoľa671/
Hoța671/
Ooad671/
Oeha671/
O'Au671/
O'Oa671/
Oa'a671/
Õá671/
Goïa671/
Oiea671/
Oaai671/
Oaaz671/
Oiap671/
Oooa671/
Ooia671/
Oeai671/
Oeia671/
Oaap671/
Oajd671/
Oajp671/
Oajt671/
Oaup671/
Oaus671/
Oayh671/
Oayp671/
Uoai671/
Uoaz671/
Uoja671/
Hhoa671/
Oads670/

Oa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oa in the Hindi language
ओआo'a66.67
ओाoa22.22
ओअo'a11.11
Oa in the Russian language
Оаoa-

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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 Oa
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