Oh Surname
Approximately 61,094 people bear this surname
Oh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20,486 | 1:17,693 | 2,247 |
| Myanmar | 8,675 | 1:5,987 | 223 |
| Malaysia | 8,642 | 1:3,413 | 514 |
| South Korea | 6,439 | 1:7,958 | 98 |
| Thailand | 3,451 | 1:20,469 | 1,722 |
| Canada | 2,023 | 1:18,213 | 2,575 |
| Australia | 1,554 | 1:17,372 | 2,437 |
| Vietnam | 1,026 | 1:90,298 | 684 |
| Philippines | 708 | 1:142,992 | 24,070 |
| Japan | 642 | 1:199,134 | 8,973 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Indonesia | 537 | 1:246,274 | 22,549 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| New Zealand | 477 | 1:9,493 | 1,651 |
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| Brazil | 454 | 1:471,529 | 17,839 |
| Singapore | 437 | 1:12,603 | 595 |
| England | 432 | 1:128,977 | 12,816 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Micronesia | 357 | 1:298 | 65 |
| Iran | 291 | 1:263,857 | 19,540 |
| Belize | 264 | 1:1,346 | 310 |
| Russia | 200 | 1:720,615 | 60,831 |
| France | 179 | 1:371,077 | 55,233 |
| Germany | 172 | 1:468,055 | 40,982 |
| China | 171 | 1:7,996,033 | 549 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| India | 98 | 1:7,827,198 | 166,253 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Netherlands | 77 | 1:219,314 | 29,463 |
| Taiwan | 72 | 1:325,621 | 2,606 |
| Ecuador | 68 | 1:233,910 | 8,300 |
| Spain | 65 | 1:719,262 | 31,067 |
| Guam | 49 | 1:3,268 | 415 |
| Mexico | 49 | 1:2,533,188 | 21,064 |
| Switzerland | 43 | 1:190,998 | 16,977 |
| Chile | 41 | 1:429,670 | 11,433 |
| Mongolia | 39 | 1:72,443 | 5,369 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| Italy | 25 | 1:2,446,268 | 94,040 |
| Paraguay | 25 | 1:289,470 | 4,710 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Kazakhstan | 21 | 1:842,024 | 52,736 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Cambodia | 19 | 1:815,113 | 5,006 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Afghanistan | 17 | 1:1,891,364 | 13,978 |
| North Korea | 16 | 1:1,569,815 | 66 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Turkey | 14 | 1:5,558,673 | 112,907 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 1:3,251,621 | 182,804 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Mauritius | 6 | 1:215,570 | 8,537 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
The alternate forms: Óh (25) & Òh (1) are calculated separately.
Oh (8,242) may also be a first name.
Oh Demographics
Oh Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Oh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oh is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Óh or Òh. Click here for other potential spellings of Oh.
How Common Is The Last Name Oh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,279th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 119,284 people. The surname Oh is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Oh are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 69,691st most numerous given name globally, held by 8,242 people.
The last name Oh is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 20,486 people, or 1 in 17,693. In The United States Oh is most frequent in: California, where 38 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 136 countries. It is also found in Myanmar, where 14 percent live and Malaysia, where 14 percent live.
Oh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Oh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oh last name expanded 55,368 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 10,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Oh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Oh last name are 3.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.49% being registered with the political party.
The amount Oh earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.47% less than the national average, earning 195,622 kr per year; in Peru they earn 881.17% more than the national average, earning S/. 190,199 per year; in United States they earn 23.67% more than the national average, earning $53,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.05% more than the national average, earning $56,662 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Óh | 83 | 25 | / |
| Òh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Och | 80 | 9,700 | / |
| Hoh | 80 | 8,748 | / |
| Osh | 80 | 1,643 | / |
| Ohu | 80 | 767 | / |
| Odh | 80 | 752 | / |
| Ohy | 80 | 229 | / |
| Ouh | 80 | 169 | / |
| Ojh | 80 | 95 | / |
| Ohh | 80 | 14 | / |
| Oih | 80 | 11 | / |
| Oph | 80 | 9 | / |
| Oyh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ohj | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ohz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Oşh | 80 | 1 | / |
| O | 67 | 1,853,071 | / |
| Hoch | 67 | 25,699 | / |
| Hosh | 67 | 3,385 | / |
| Gouh | 67 | 1,055 | / |
| Ohyi | 67 | 711 | / |
| Oosh | 67 | 367 | / |
| Ouch | 67 | 187 | / |
| Houh | 67 | 184 | / |
| Ochh | 67 | 135 | / |
| Hohu | 67 | 134 | / |
| Oľha | 67 | 130 | / |
| Hoih | 67 | 94 | / |
| Ľoch | 67 | 84 | / |
| Ohii | 67 | 56 | / |
| Oush | 67 | 55 | / |
| Osth | 67 | 47 | / |
| Oish | 67 | 43 | / |
| Hoyh | 67 | 41 | / |
| Otch | 67 | 38 | / |
| Oths | 67 | 25 | / |
| Uodh | 67 | 25 | / |
| Oudh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ohha | 67 | 19 | / |
| Oshs | 67 | 15 | / |
| Goih | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hohy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Othz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oddh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gojh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oiph | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oodh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ňoch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ohsz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ohiy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Odch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hoph | 67 | 3 | / |
| Odsh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hodh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ochz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oyth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ossh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uoth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oĺha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyhs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouhd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Opfh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Otph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oczh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohjj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohyd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oysh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohyp | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Oh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojjh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohzs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohzt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oihj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oihz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouhz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oohe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oohz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oojh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyjh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyhp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohhz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohpf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohsj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohtd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohtp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohtz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uohd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uohe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hohh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hohj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ohss | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oh
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