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
Ohawa is most common in Kenya. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ohawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 814,680th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ohawa reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Ohawa is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 263 people, or 1 in 175,589. In Kenya Ohawa is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 54 percent live, Siaya County, where 44 percent live and Kakamega County, where 0 percent live. Besides Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Ohawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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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