Oamaru Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Oamaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Oamaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oamaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oamaru is borne by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Oamaru click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oamaru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Oamaru are found; 96 percent are found in Australasia and 96 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.
The last name Oamaru is most frequently held in New Zealand, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 196,884. In New Zealand it is primarily concentrated in: Otago Region, where 96 percent reside and Auckland Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account New Zealand this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Israel, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Oamaru
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