Ohenewaa Surname

156,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ohenewaa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohenewaa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,7711:9,7511,311
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Ohenewaa (964) may also be a first name.

Ohenewaa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ohenewaa has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohenewaa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ohenewaa is the 156,768th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,610,153 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ohenewaa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 259,771st most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 964 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 2,771 people, or 1 in 9,751. Aside from Ghana this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohenewaah9410/
Ohenewa93628/
Ohenewah88285/
Oheneway881/
Haeniwa673/
Ehenava671/
Ohgenevo631/
Aeneva571/
Ohenovo531/
Ohinowo531/
Gaenewo531/
Ahinavai5035/
Ohineboh507/
Ahinawai503/
Oijenowo501/
Ahinavay501/

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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 Ohenewaa
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