Oath Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
Botswana

Oath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Oath (49) may also be a first name.

Oath Last Name Facts

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

Oath occurs more in South Sudan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oath? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Oath are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 49 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Sudan, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,853,769. Besides South Sudan Oath occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 14 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Oath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oath has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoath89964/
Oaths894/
Ooath891/
Oeath891/
Oat86299/
Oheath8017/
Ohatch801/
Goatth801/
Hoathe800/
Oats752,522/
Hoat751,613/
Goat75257/
Oate75179/
Aoth75132/
Oadh75129/
Oatt7582/
Oast7563/
Ohat7536/
Oadt7527/
Ouat7517/
Oatd756/
Oaut755/
Oajt751/
Oait751/
O'Heath734/
O'Hatch732/
Houat67952/
Oatts67547/
Hoats67234/
Ojhat67151/
Gouat67127/
Oðate6751/
Hohat6744/
Hoeat6720/
Oyyat6718/
Ouate6717/
Ouast6714/
Goait6713/
Ouatt679/
Ouadh679/
Hoate675/
Ohats674/
Aosth673/
Oaite673/
Oahad672/
Aouth672/
Goadh672/
Oacht672/
Hoadh671/
Auoth671/
Hoast671/
Oasts671/
Oatte671/
Ohatt671/
Hoatt671/
Hoayt671/
Goatd671/
Goatt671/
Aeath671/
Oaztt671/
Ooate671/
Hooat671/
Ouaat671/
Ouaht671/
Oaste671/
Ohatz671/
Oauht671/
Goadt670/
Ooats670/

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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 Oath
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