Ohanu Surname

481,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ohanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5401:328,04217,952
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
United States261:13,940,728505,428
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ohanu (13) may also be a first name.

Ohanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ohanu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohanu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 481,056th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,515,939 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ohanu reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ohanu is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 540 people, or 1 in 328,042. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 20 percent reside, Rivers, where 14 percent reside and Abia, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Ohanu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ohanu surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Ohanu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.68% more than the national average, earning $51,639 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohannu911/
Oanu8911/
Ohahanu834/
Haonu8075/
Hoanu8034/
Goanu8014/
Ohonu809/
Oanou801/
Hoehanou77630/
Ohuonu73643/
Ouanou73139/
Huianu7385/
Ahaonu7311/
Hoanou737/
Ohoonu737/
Ouaneu732/
Ohonou731/
Ojeanu731/
Hahonu731/
Goannu731/
Goangu731/
Oyeanu731/
Oangau731/
Oannuy731/
Goanou731/
Gouanou673,654/
Ouaneuh67964/
Houanou67816/
Ouannou67312/
Ouangou67130/
Aonu67118/
Ouanhou67114/
Gohonou6790/
Ohounou6718/
Hahonou678/
Ahaongu675/
Oyeannu675/
Hoțeanu674/
Ahahonu672/
Ojianeu671/
Ouanouz671/
Əoannou671/
Oyeaanu671/
Gojianu671/
Hoanhut671/
Aïhanou671/
Ouagnou671/
Hoihonu671/

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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 Ohanu
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