Ohez Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ohez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ohez (30) may also be a first name.

Ohez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ohez is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohez? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ohez is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Ohez live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 30 people.

The surname Ohez is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohetz891/
Oez86154/
Hoez75251/
Haez7590/
Oetz7532/
Oehz753/
Ohiz752/
Goetz6731,993/
Heutz67525/
Hoetz6746/
Haeez6712/
Haeiz674/
Haÿez673/
Ooetz673/
Goedz672/
Oeche671/
Heucz671/
Hoeiz671/
Ohaiz671/
Oeitz670/
Haetz670/

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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 Ohez
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