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

Omah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﺎﻩ, Hindi: ओमहरि) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 71,606th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,056,932 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Omah are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omah is also the 30,551st most frequent first name internationally, held by 26,591 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,441 people, or 1 in 32,557. In Nigeria Omah is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 35 percent are found, Rivers, where 22 percent are found and Enugu, where 11 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Omah is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

Omah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Omah has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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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