Ohieng Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ohieng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohieng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ohieng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ohieng is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ohieng.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohieng? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Ohieng reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Ohieng is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 33 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 33 percent live and Siaya County, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohing9118/
Oheng9116/
Hohing8397/
Oyieng8386/
Oehing8322/
Ahieng838/
Huieng834/
Ohiong833/
Oeng80308/
Hoehing77104/
Huiheng777/
Hoohing776/
Ouiseng771/
Goheeng770/
Heung735,498/
Höing732,175/
Ouing73618/
Oaing73539/
Hoeng73439/
Ahing73436/
Aheng73239/
Goeng73163/
Eheng73139/
Ehing73138/
Haeng73111/
Oeing73105/
Uieng7364/
Oenng732/
Aoing731/
O'Ing731/
Ohink730/
Hoeing67485/
Heuing67219/
Gooing6770/
Haheng6753/
Gaoing6738/
Uiheng6726/
Ohinke6725/
Oesing6721/
Oyyeng6719/
Ahhing6719/
Ahheng6715/
Hoaing6710/
Höhing679/
Gouing674/
Ahging673/
Goenng672/
Oeting672/
Heheng672/
Houing672/
Haengg671/
Hohenk671/
Gohenk671/
Oetnng671/
Aeoing671/
Heungh671/
Hoeyng671/
Hgaeng671/
Ouings670/
Hehing670/
Hahing670/

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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
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  • 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 Ohieng
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