Ohema Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
England

Ohema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
England51:11,143,612252,590
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ohema (49) may also be a first name.

Ohema Last Name Facts

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

Ohema is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohema? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Ohema reside; 35 percent reside in West Africa and 35 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 49 people.

Ohema is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Ohema is primarily concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 83 percent are found and Benue, where 17 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohemaa91557/
Oheima912/
Hohema910/
Oema8922/
Oheamah831/
Haema80125/
Ohima8050/
Ahema8027/
Hoema8013/
Ehema803/
Ohemo802/
Goema802/
Oeema801/
Heuma801/
Oehma800/
Ohimai731,165/
Ojiema7368/
Goemay7366/
Ohyoma7314/
Ohimah7312/
Hehema738/
Ohimma737/
Ohoima735/
Goemah735/
Hoemai734/
Ahemah733/
Oeimma733/
Ahemai731/
Oesmaa731/
Gohemo731/
Ojgema731/
Eheama731/
Ehiema731/
Oyiema731/
Ohimoa731/
Ahemea731/
Ahemau731/
Ahemaj731/
Ahemaa731/
Aahema731/
Haemad731/
Ehemaj731/
Oiyema731/
Aema67373/
Ohoimas67156/
Euma6793/
Aheimad6725/
Ojiemah674/
Ahemead672/
Ahemaad672/
Ahhemad672/
Hoesmaa672/
Haemead671/
Ohjiemo671/
Aheymad671/
Ahemadh671/
Oemo671/
Ohiomai671/
Haheema671/
Ohuimas670/

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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 Ohema
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