Ohanson Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Ohanson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohanson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Ohanson Last Name Facts

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

Ohanson has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohanson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Ohanson live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria Ohanson is most numerous in: Lagos, where 83 percent reside and Ogun, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Ohanson exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Ohanson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ohanson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gohanson933/
Ohansson932/
O'Hanson932/
Uohanson930/
Oanson921/
Gohansson881/
Ouanson8622/
Aohnson865/
O'Anson861/
Ohamson861/
Hoanson861/
Ohancon861/
Ohansian8011/
Ojeanson803/
O'Hansen803/
Gouanson801/
Hoeanson800/
Oanzon7772/
Aonson771/
O'Jeanson7539/
Aaenson7154/
Aonsong7127/
Ohonsun713/
Goanzon713/
Ouamson711/
Hoansan711/
Ouansom711/
Ouansen710/
Ouansung673/
O'Jonson671/
Ouansang671/

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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 Ohanson
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