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
The last name Ohemaa occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ohemaa.
How Common Is The Last Name Ohemaa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 567,444th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ohemaa live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ohemaa is also the 181,884th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 1,770 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Other than Ghana it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found.
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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