Ohandja Surname

240,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ohandja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohandja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,6061:12,9321,757
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

Ohandja (303) may also be a first name.

Ohandja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ohandja is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohandja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 240,995th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,392,734 people. The last name Ohandja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ohandja are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 505,965th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 303 people.

The surname Ohandja is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,606 people, or 1 in 12,932. In Cameroon Ohandja is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 89 percent live, Littoral Region, where 7 percent live and South Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohandjia931/
Ohandjo86695/
Ouandja8645/
Ohondja8643/
Houandja80108/
Hahondja801/
Gouandja801/
Ouandjia801/
Oandjo771/
Gouandjia7526/
Gohoundja7515/
Houandjai7515/
Houandjaï759/
Ouahandia751/
Ahondja7128/
Ohandio7121/
Ouandjo7111/
Ouandia718/
Ohandyo714/
Ohondjo714/
Hoandjo711/
Houandjo674/
Ahoundja671/
Gouandjo671/
Ohoundjo671/
Ouandjou671/
Houandia671/

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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 Ohandja
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