Omah Surname

71,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,4411:32,5572,709
Indonesia1,2731:103,88810,688
Cameroon1081:192,30619,984
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
England111:5,065,278148,650
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Omah (26,591) may also be a first name.

Omah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﺎﻩ, Hindi: ओमहरि) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Omah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 71,606th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,056,932 people. The last name Omah is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Omah live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 30,551st most widely held first name world-wide, held by 26,591 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,441 people, or 1 in 32,557. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ebonyi, where 35 percent live, Rivers, where 22 percent live and Enugu, where 11 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Omah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Omah has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Omah Last Name Statistics demography

Omah earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omach891,993/
Omaha89744/
Oumah89556/
Omash8983/
Homah8915/
Ommah8912/
Ohmah8910/
Omaah897/
Omaih893/
Omajh891/
Ojmah891/
Oma868,076/
Oumaha80316/
Omaish80285/
Goomah8039/
Omacht8037/
Goumah8022/
Huomah8020/
Othmah8014/
Oumach8013/
Omatch8012/
Omahay8011/
Gomaha809/
Osmach807/
Omaich806/
Houmah806/
Oummah805/
Homaha802/
Ousmah802/
Hohmah802/
Osmaha801/
Ohumah801/
Ommach801/
Omaaha801/
Omaaih801/
Omahai801/
O'Mach801/
Omaysh801/
Ommaha801/
Homash801/
Ohmach800/
Omahey800/
Ouma75216,499/
Goma75214,586/
Amah7540,276/
Homa7511,750/
Osma7511,516/
Emah757,354/
Omaa754,346/
Omay754,335/
Omoh753,928/
Omas752,311/
Omaç751,398/
Omai751,142/
Omat751,107/
Oima75720/
Omma75344/
Omaj75330/
Omad75311/
Oyma75177/
Omea75171/
Omoa75156/
Omağ75156/
Ohma75122/
Omaş7598/
Uoma7585/
Otma7571/
Omau7569/
Ooma7567/
Omaz7556/
Omha7536/
Omap7527/
Oema7522/
Omga7513/
Omho757/
Ojma756/
Omać751/
O'Ma751/
Goumaih73174/
Ohmacht73143/
Hosmath7379/
Housmah7313/
Goumaha739/
Otmahat738/
Omatsch737/
Hoomash733/
Houmgah732/
Houmaha731/
Homasht731/
Othmath731/
Oumahai731/
Oummaha731/
Ousmaha731/
Omahaye731/
Houmach731/
Houmadh731/
Ohmatch730/
Ommacht730/
Hohmath730/
Gomaa67133,409/
Amash677,120/
Amaha676,980/
Houma674,795/
Ammah673,865/
Oumma673,745/
Gomma673,536/
Homma673,145/
Gouma672,711/
Amaah671,447/
Hamah671,198/
Emmah671,108/
Gomha67940/
Amadh67928/
Homai67837/
Gomea67580/
Gooma67539/
Goima67524/
Oumha67485/
Omais67458/
Oumad67418/
Ousma67312/
Oumai67295/
O'May67280/
Oumas67277/
Homat67247/
Oumay67244/
Emaha67235/
Ahmah67232/
Hotma67217/
Omeih67212/
Hohma67179/
Gomai67173/
Hemah67160/
Homaz67158/
Othma67153/
Ohuma67145/
Osmaj67142/
Homay67129/
Homea67126/
Omosh67125/
Amach67122/
Gom'a67122/
Homad67118/
Aemah67112/
Homha67111/
Oymaz6799/
Amahu6797/
Osmas6796/
Homas6785/
Oymas6758/
Huoma6753/
Omaid6750/
Omhay6749/
Gomay6747/
Oimas6745/
Omhai6739/
Omaða6738/
Homaa6734/
Șomai6731/
Goyma6730/
Osmai6730/
Osmay6728/
Gomau6728/
Ommas6728/
Hooma6727/
Homaj6725/
Aamah6723/
Omoch6723/
Ottma6723/
Oma'a6720/
Osmat6719/
Oumau6719/
Omohu6718/
Oomau6716/
Gomaj6714/
Hoema6713/
Otmaz6713/
Homoa6712/
Hosma6711/
Oimau6711/
O'Mea6710/
Gomho6710/
Omatz6710/
Gomga678/
Homatsch678/
Omait678/
Oumaa678/
Ommat678/
Emaah677/
Otmay676/
Oumat676/
Hoima676/
Ommoh675/
Otmai675/
Amahy674/
Eumah674/
Amauh674/
Amaih674/
Emahu674/
Oumga674/
Omaas674/
Omaïs674/
Amaht674/
Hoyma674/
Amhah674/
E'Mah673/
Osmau673/
Omatt673/
Oumoh673/
Oimoh673/
Otmas673/
Omgai673/
Emhah672/
Oomat672/
Omead672/
Homau672/
Omioa672/
Osmoh672/
Ommai672/
Oisma672/
Homoh672/
Omaiz672/
Osmad672/
Omohs672/
Outma672/
Ohmat672/
Amajh671/
Oymma671/
Omadt671/
Ommea671/
Oomay671/
Oomma671/
Homap671/
Oomoh671/
Omaaa671/
Omohd671/
Ojmoa671/
Ojmai671/
Omouh671/
Omats671/
Otmoh671/
Oomaa671/
Omaãa671/
Ommad671/
Otmat671/
Oğmaç671/
Oimai671/
Oimay671/
Oimma671/
O'Mai671/
O'Mau671/
O'Oma671/
Gomaá671/
Gomaï671/
Osmea671/
Omeae671/
Omgau671/
Omgoh671/
Oymay671/
Omayz671/
Omhaj671/
Omeas671/
Uomma671/
Oehma670/

Omah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Omah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻣﺎﻩamah-
Omah in the Hindi language
ओमहरिomahari-

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