Ohagwam Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ohagwam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohagwam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1201:1,476,19056,575
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ohagwam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ohagwam is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohagwam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,628,521st most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ohagwam live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria Ohagwam is primarily found in: Lagos, where 35 percent live, Rivers, where 32 percent live and Enugu, where 8 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohagawam931/
Ohaggwam931/
Ohagam921/
Oiheagwam882/
Ohagamu862/
Ohakwam861/
Iheagwam80449/
Ihaegwam803/
Ihiagwam802/
Ohakam77174/
Ohogam7716/
Iheagwuam752/
Ihoeagwam751/
Ohakwem7129/
Ohaguim719/
Ohakama718/
Iheagam714/
Uhegwam713/
Ohakwme712/
Yohigam712/
Ihagamo711/
Ihegwam711/
Ihagama711/
Ohakamma6781/
Ohakwume6738/
Ohayakam673/
Ihegawam672/
Iheagwum672/
Iha Gamo671/
Iheagwem671/
Ohakawma671/

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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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  • 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 Ohagwam
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