Ohemaa Surname
Approximately 557 people bear this surname
Ohemaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Ohemaa (1,770) may also be a first name.
Ohemaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ohemaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ohemaa is most common in Ghana. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ohemaa? popularity and diffusion
Ohemaa is the 567,444th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,083,565 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ohemaa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 181,884th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 1,770 people.
This surname is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Besides Ghana it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohema | 91 | 17 | / |
| Oheima | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oesmaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ahemaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hohema | 83 | 0 | / |
| Oema | 80 | 22 | / |
| Hoesmaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ahemaad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oheamah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eumaa | 73 | 274 | / |
| Haema | 73 | 125 | / |
| Ohima | 73 | 50 | / |
| Ahema | 73 | 27 | / |
| Hoema | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ehema | 73 | 3 | / |
| Goema | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ohemo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aemaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Heuma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oeema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oehma | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ohimai | 67 | 1,165 | / |
| Ojiema | 67 | 68 | / |
| Goemay | 67 | 66 | / |
| Ohyoma | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ohimah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hehema | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ohimma | 67 | 7 | / |
| Goemah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ohoima | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hoemai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahemah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oeimma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ehimaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahemea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehemaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haemad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aahema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahemaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahemau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohimoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiyema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gohemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahemai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojgema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eheama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehiema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahimaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyiema | 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 Ohemaa
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