Ohia Surname

86,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ohia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,2301:33,8712,781
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Ivory Coast611:378,21713,194
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Ireland171:276,9969,887
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Iceland21:190,0456,825
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Ohia (262) may also be a first name.

Ohia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ohia is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 86,930th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,315,679 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ohia live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 549,774th most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 262 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,230 people, or 1 in 33,871. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 29 percent are found, Abia, where 28 percent are found and Lagos, where 11 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Ohia is found in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

Ohia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ohia last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Ohia earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.67% more than the national average, earning $46,026 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohiah8916/
Hohia892/
Oehia891/
Oia86138/
Gohaia801/
Goia755,411/
Hiya755,178/
Hija754,808/
Ahia752,885/
Yhia752,137/
Ouha751,387/
Ohyi75711/
Ohya75612/
Ihia75566/
Haia75564/
Uhia75500/
Ohio75399/
Heia75383/
Ioia75361/
Ehia75354/
Hoia75213/
Huia75209/
Ouia75152/
Oľha75130/
Yoia7561/
Ohii7556/
Oihi7542/
Ohja7541/
Oiha7535/
Hyia7522/
Oias7521/
Oiah7520/
Ohha7519/
Ohji7513/
Oiau7511/
Oaia7510/
Hiia756/
Hiea754/
Ohiy754/
Oiaz753/
Oĺha752/
Oyhi752/
Ohij751/
Oiaa751/
Oiap751/
Ooia751/
Oeia751/
Oi6750,480/
Hehia675,224/
Oa672,994/
Haiat671,714/
Houha671,673/
Hiyat671,423/
Hiyas671,402/
Ohaja671,029/
O'Hea67584/
Haias67443/
Goyha67393/
Hijah67380/
Ahiah67371/
Yihia67309/
Hoyhi67268/
Ahaia67162/
Houia67158/
Hijja67136/
Haiah67133/
Hiyah67103/
Ojaha6788/
Heiha6780/
Hohya6769/
Hohyi6765/
Hauia6737/
Hohii6731/
Hijia6729/
Haiaș6727/
Gohiy6723/
Gohyi6722/
Yoaia6720/
Hyiat6714/
Yohyi6713/
Hiyad6712/
Hijaa6711/
Haiad6710/
Ouhya6710/
Hai'a6710/
Hihia6710/
Heiat679/
Ihias679/
Hoias678/
Hiyaz677/
Haiha677/
Hahia677/
Hohja677/
Goaia676/
Ouiad676/
Hioha675/
Oihad674/
Huiha674/
Haiaş674/
Hihya674/
Heiða673/
Haiau673/
Ouhie673/
Ouiah673/
Ouhyi673/
Hyias673/
Ouhja672/
Gohji672/
Hoiau672/
Hoyha672/
Gohya672/
Iohio672/
Ohies671/
Oohja671/
Hooha671/
Hohji671/
Hoiat671/
Hoiha671/
Hijya671/
Ohioh671/
Oyhii671/
Iohaa671/
Huoia671/
Hieaa671/
Hohio671/
Hiyap671/
Iohya671/
Ouias671/
Ouiat671/
Ouiaz671/
Goția671/
Gohja671/
Goiha671/
Aahia671/
Auhia671/
Oheah671/
Yohii671/
Ehiah671/
Heias670/
Heiad670/
Heiaz670/

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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 Ohia
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