Ohos Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ohos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ohos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ohos is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ohos.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Ohos are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Ohos is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 90 percent reside, Cross River, where 5 percent reside and Edo, where 5 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hohos89150/
Gohos893/
Hohots8082/
Hohosh8036/
Gohosh805/
Ohouse802/
Oyos751,393/
Ojos75351/
Haos75300/
Hoas75248/
Hoós75157/
Ohas7597/
Ahos7518/
Ouos755/
Aoos752/
Ooas751/
Ooos751/
Oios750/
Hohouse731/
Hoyos67137,854/
Houas672,793/
Hoats67234/
Hoaas67206/
Hohoš67105/
Ojhas6743/
Ahous6712/
Hohas6711/
Hoash6711/
Ahosh6710/
Aahos679/
Aoose677/
Hojos676/
Ahois675/
Ohats674/
Oaths674/
Ojosh673/
Hoase673/
Gouos673/
Ohass673/
Haose673/
Hoaus672/
Hoios672/
Uihos672/
Ohhas671/
Hooos671/
Ouoss671/
Oiozs671/
Ojosj671/
Ahuos671/
Hoaës671/
Hoasp671/
Ohash671/
Ohads671/
Goahs671/
Hoass671/
Hoast671/
Haost670/
Ooats670/

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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 Ohos
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis