Ohwesi Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Ohwesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
Ohwesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ohwesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ohwesi is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ohwesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ohwesi is the 2,372,517th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Ohwesi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ohwesi are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 63 percent are found, Osun, where 24 percent are found and Ogun, where 7 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Ohwesi exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Ohwesi
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