Ohawa Surname
Approximately 342 people bear this surname
Ohawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 263 | 1:175,589 | 13,278 |
| Nigeria | 76 | 1:2,330,826 | 78,393 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Ohawa Demographics
Ohawa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ohawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ohawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ohawa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ohawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ohawa is the 814,680th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ohawa reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 263 people, or 1 in 175,589. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 54 percent are found, Siaya County, where 44 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Ohawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ohawa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohawha | 91 | 88 | / |
| Ohaway | 91 | 3 | / |
| Oawa | 89 | 20 | / |
| Haowa | 80 | 1,092 | / |
| Ohowa | 80 | 85 | / |
| Ohava | 80 | 8 | / |
| Aohwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haouwa | 73 | 578 | / |
| Ohowai | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ohavat | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ojhaba | 73 | 7 | / |
| Haowat | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ohabah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hahowa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ohaiba | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ohabay | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ojiawa | 73 | 4 | / |
| O'Gawa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oľhava | 73 | 2 | / |
| Houawa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hohava | 73 | 2 | / |
| Haowas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohohwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoahwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohabai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aowa | 67 | 62 | / |
| Hoahwah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ahahowa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oawo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oava | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ojhavai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oaba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oyiawah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ouahaba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Haouwwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haouwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haouwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hohoiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohoiwai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ohawa
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