Omahi Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1781:995,18442,110
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Omahi (192) may also be a first name.

Omahi Last Name Facts

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

Omahi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omahi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,252,959th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Omahi reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omahi is also the 655,603rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 192 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 995,184. In Nigeria Omahi is primarily found in: Benue, where 52 percent reside, Kaduna, where 15 percent reside and Cross River, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omahić91223/
Oumahi9129/
Omahie914/
Ommahi911/
Omahui911/
Omoahai831/
Omaheiy831/
Houmahi831/
Omahe801,068/
Amahi80190/
Omehi8029/
Emahi8017/
Omohi8012/
Omaui802/
Omaoi801/
Omeai801/
Homaei733,381/
Omaiye73326/
Omahoy73261/
Omaoid7343/
Omayie7340/
Omajie7326/
Omaois7322/
Amahie7316/
Gomeai7315/
Amaehi7315/
Hamahi7311/
Omoaha739/
Ahmahi736/
Omeaha734/
Emmahi733/
Omaija732/
Aamahi731/
Osmaui731/
Amaahi731/
Amahgi731/
Oumehi731/
Homohi731/
Omaiji731/
Omohei731/
Omeehi731/
Amajhi731/
Omahey730/
Oismoahai711/
Omae6724,902/
Amahihe673/
Omohiua673/
Amahitt672/
O'Maher672/
Amahiss672/
Goumahe671/
Ahamahi671/
Gammahi671/
Omoihie671/
Omahaoy671/
Oumaiye671/
Oumouai671/
Emahiji671/
Ahmahid671/
O'Maiye671/
Omahaye671/
Omaheya671/
Amaehie671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Omahi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis