Oguamah Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oguamah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oguamah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1321:1,341,99152,761
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oguamah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oguamah occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oguamah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,497,948th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname Oguamah occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Oguamah live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Oguamah is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 1,341,991. In Nigeria Oguamah is most common in: Enugu, where 30 percent reside, Abia, where 26 percent reside and Lagos, where 20 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oguama922,804/
Aguamah8664/
Oguomah8610/
Eguamah865/
Ogwuama864/
Oguahma861/
Ogwamah861/
Ogboumah8011/
Ogbeamah801/
Honguama801/
Oguoma77322/
Ogwama7793/
Ogbama7781/
Aguama7722/
Uguama7717/
Okuama7710/
Oguamo773/
Eguama771/
Okuhama711,424/
Ugwuama71104/
Ogbeama7186/
Ogbouma7132/
Egwuama7122/
Agwuama7122/
Aguamea7114/
Ogwuoma7110/
Eguaima714/
Ogbamma714/
Gogwama713/
Ongwama712/
Ogbuoma711/
Okgbama711/
Okuatma711/
Ogwamoh711/
Anguamea672,948/
Ugwuhama675/
Aguaemea672/
Gougwama671/
Ogbommah671/
Aguhamad671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oguamah
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