Ohammah Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ohammah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohammah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ohammah Last Name Facts

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

Ohammah is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ohammah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohammah? popularity and diffusion

Ohammah is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Ohammah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ohammah reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria Ohammah is most numerous in: Enugu, where 37 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 18 percent live and Rivers, where 16 percent live. Other than Nigeria Ohammah exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohamma9259/
Ohamah921/
Ojhamah8622/
Oheamah861/
Ohama8311,911/
Oamah831/
Ojhamahe8024/
Ojhaimah801/
Hohama7725/
Ohamoh7712/
Ouamma773/
Ohaama773/
Ohuama772/
Goamah771/
Oaimma771/
Ohamoa771/
Ojhamahas757/
Oama7347/
Ohamuoh7120/
Ouammad715/
Ojhamau714/
Ohammou714/
Ohammuo714/
Oihomah714/
Haoimma713/
Ahaomah712/
Ouammas711/
Hohamat711/
Ouahmma711/
Ojhamoh711/
Ohamouh711/
Hohamai711/
Hoammad711/
Ojjamma711/
Ohoma67309/
Ouama67173/
Oomah67134/
Haoma6729/
Oaima6712/
Goama6711/
Aomah677/
Goyyamma674/
Hoama673/
Ohamo672/
Uoama672/
Oaama672/
Oasma672/
Oeama672/
Hoohammo671/
Aujhamah671/
Oamay671/
Ooahmmad671/
Ooama671/
Ojhaimat671/
Ohamouch671/
O'Ama671/

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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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  • 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 Ohammah
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