Ohizu Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ohizu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohizu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2881:615,07929,261
England21:27,859,030389,889
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ohizu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ohizu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ohizu.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohizu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ohizu is the 908,336th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,872,170 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ohizu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 615,079. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 24 percent are found, Edo, where 20 percent are found and Lagos, where 20 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohuizu9182/
Ohiezu9121/
Ahizu80113/
Ehizu805/
Ohitsu73482/
Ahizou7345/
Ahuizu7318/
Hahizu7311/
Hahizou67258/
Oezu671/
Oezau6021/
Oezsu602/
Ahicou551/
Ouichou501,196/

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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 Ohizu
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