Omahe Surname

343,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Omahe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omahe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7351:72,0297,534
Kenya2571:179,68813,510
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Omahe (81) may also be a first name.

Omahe Last Name Facts

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

Omahe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﺎﻩ) occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Omahe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 343,320th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,823,545 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Omahe are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Omahe is also the 1,068,082nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 81 people.

The surname Omahe is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 735 people, or 1 in 72,029. In Tanzania Omahe is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 74 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 24 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Omahe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omahie914/
Omahey910/
Omae8924,902/
O'Maher832/
Omaheya831/
Omaheiy831/
Omahaye831/
Goumahe831/
Homae80231/
Omahi80184/
Omehe80155/
Ohmae80139/
Amahe8082/
Gomae8074/
Oimae8065/
Omohe8058/
Oumae806/
Emahe805/
Omaea803/
O'Mae801/
Omeae801/
Omoaheye771/
Homaei733,381/
Omaiye73326/
Omahoy73261/
Omahić73223/
Omayie7340/
Homaee7338/
Oumahi7329/
Omajie7326/
Gomaea7324/
Amahie7316/
Emeahe7312/
Omoaha739/
Homaey735/
Goumae734/
Hamahe734/
Omeaha734/
Amahea733/
Amahee733/
Gomaey732/
Ommahi731/
Omajje731/
Oomaea731/
Oumaea731/
O'Maez731/
Amahge731/
Homaae731/
Omohei731/
Amaehe731/
Omahui731/
Emahea731/
Houmae731/
Emmahe731/
Hemahe731/
Amae67174/
Emae6781/
Omoe6761/
Omeu6719/
Houmaea677/
Asmahae675/
Amahihe673/
Asmahey673/
Hamaher673/
Houmaae672/
Houmahi671/
Emahaye671/
Amaehie671/
Amauihe671/
Omoahai671/
Omohehe671/
Gammahe671/
Omoihie671/
Omahaoy671/
Oumaiye671/
Ousmmae671/
Ômae671/
Ahamahe671/
Aamahed671/
O'Maiye671/

Omahe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Omahe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻣﺎﻩamah-

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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 Omahe
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