Oah Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

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

Oah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Oah (123) may also be a first name.

Oah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oah is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,034,059th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name Oah is mostly found in Africa, where 41 percent of Oah reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 840,349th most numerous first name globally, held by 123 people.

Oah is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria Oah is most common in: Ebonyi, where 44 percent reside, Benue, where 21 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Oah Last Name Statistics demography

Oah earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.07% less than the national average, earning $28,016 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohah86446/
Ouah86130/
Oadh86129/
Hoah8620/
Oach863/
Oash863/
Oahu863/
Oeah862/
Oahh862/
Oahz861/
Oajh861/
O'Ah861/
Oayh861/
Oa802,994/
Hoath75964/
Ojeah75940/
Ouach75385/
Ojiah75373/
Ouaha75316/
Goaih75244/
Gouah75142/
Hoach7576/
Ojhah7555/
Ogiah7533/
Hoahu7527/
Oyyah7526/
Ohaha7525/
Hoash7511/
Houah7511/
Ohahe7511/
Ouadh759/
Oyiah759/
Oaths754/
Ouahy754/
Oahei754/
Oacht752/
Ouahe752/
Ouaih752/
Oahey751/
Oaujh751/
Oyeah751/
Ohash751/
Hoadh751/
Ouaht751/
Oahie751/
Gohah751/
Oheah751/
Ooath751/
Oauht751/
Goahy750/
Hoa67155,230/
Aho6728,548/
Oha6713,964/
Goa677,604/
Oas673,027/
Oho672,967/
Oua671,611/
Oad671,434/
Ooh67516/
Oai67427/
Aoh67374/
Oat67299/
Ouaich67256/
Oay67141/
Ouaach67137/
Aoa67102/
Oaz6762/
Oea6741/
Gohaih6739/
Ouahie6736/
Oau6730/
O'A6730/
Oaj6728/
Hojjah6728/
Oheath6717/
Ojeaha6717/
Houahe6714/
Ouaïch6713/
Uoa6712/
Houach6712/
Oap6711/
Ooa6710/
Oaa6710/
Oňa679/
Hoijah678/
Hohahu678/
Hojiah675/
Ouahas675/
Ouahad674/
Ouacht674/
Ahô673/
Ouahch672/
Oahaya671/
Ohatch671/
Ojhajh671/
Goahey671/
Oða671/
Oța671/
O'Hash671/
Oaheyd671/
Ouahay671/
Hohaha671/
Hoahie671/
Gojjah671/
Hohach671/

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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 Oah
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