Ohams Surname

755,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Ohams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3551:498,99424,920
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England41:13,929,515290,718
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Ohams (19) may also be a first name.

Ohams Last Name Facts

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

Ohams is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohams? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 755,622nd most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 19,228,353 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ohams are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name globally, held by 19 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 355 people, or 1 in 498,994. In Nigeria Ohams is primarily found in: Lagos, where 36 percent reside, Abia, where 14 percent reside and Rivers, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Ohams Last Name Statistics demography

Ohams earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 186.8% more than the national average, earning $123,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohayms911/
Oahams911/
Oams891/
Hoams804/
Goams801/
Haoms800/
Oaums800/
Heuams732/
Aoms6713/
Oyoms6022/
Aeams603/
Ahoms602/
Euoms601/
O'Oms601/
Auomse552/
Hauhamz501/

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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 Ohams
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