Olmah Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Olmah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olmah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Olmah (4) may also be a first name.

Olmah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olmah is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olmah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olmah is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Olmah live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Olmah is also the 6,192,526th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 4 people.

The last name Olmah is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Olmah is primarily found in: East New Britain, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holmah912/
Olma891,718/
Olmacht833/
Holma802,007/
Olmaz80923/
Almah80258/
Oulma80189/
Olmaç80113/
Golma8085/
Elmah8078/
Olmas8056/
Olmma8030/
Olmad8025/
Oolma808/
Olmat805/
Olmay803/
Ohlma802/
Oilma802/
Ollma801/
Olmai801/
Hollmach77110/
Elmahy732,993/
Goulma73450/
Almahy73396/
Almaha73299/
Halmah73257/
Almash73162/
Elmaha73154/
Oulmas73136/
Holmas7382/
Helmah7375/
Olmats7363/
Holmay7333/
Hoolma7331/
Oilema7318/
Houlma739/
Almahs736/
Almhah736/
Almadh736/
Golmma735/
Golmai735/
Holmea734/
Holmaa734/
Almach733/
Golmay733/
Oulmma732/
Almaih732/
Oulmai732/
Olmohs731/
Oselma731/
Allmah731/
Oglima731/
Holmma731/
Holmat731/
Otelma731/
Oulmoh731/
Almahe731/
Oilmas731/
Alhmah731/
Aslmah731/
Galmah731/
Golmaï731/
Goolma731/
Olmaid730/
Olmo6718,300/
Elma6717,542/
Alma6714,238/
Almashd67331/
Holmaas6787/
Halmath6745/
Holmhey6732/
Almacht6730/
Holmats6716/
Holmead6712/
Elmahey6711/
Hoolmaa678/
Holmheu677/
Oulmouh674/
Aglimah674/
Elmmahy674/
Almaysh673/
Houlmai673/
O'Selma672/
Alhmash672/
Almaach672/
Almasht672/
Goulmay672/
Halmash672/
Oehlmau671/
Elhmahy671/
Almauhy671/
Almahds671/
Almahiy671/
Holmosh671/
Holmaat671/
Goulmai671/
Almahai671/
Almahey671/
Almahie671/
Elmahie671/
Oulmass671/
Allmash671/
Almaadh671/
Goolmay670/

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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 Olmah
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