Omahi Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Omahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 178 | 1:995,184 | 42,110 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
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
The last name Omahi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Omahi.
How Common Is The Last Name Omahi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,252,959th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. Omahi is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Omahi live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 655,603rd most common forename at a global level, held by 192 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 995,184. In Nigeria Omahi is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 52 percent reside, Kaduna, where 15 percent reside and Cross River, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omahić | 91 | 223 | / |
| Oumahi | 91 | 29 | / |
| Omahie | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ommahi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Omahui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Omoahai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Omaheiy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Houmahi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Omahe | 80 | 1,068 | / |
| Amahi | 80 | 190 | / |
| Omehi | 80 | 29 | / |
| Emahi | 80 | 17 | / |
| Omohi | 80 | 12 | / |
| Omaui | 80 | 2 | / |
| Omaoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omeai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Homaei | 73 | 3,381 | / |
| Omaiye | 73 | 326 | / |
| Omahoy | 73 | 261 | / |
| Omaoid | 73 | 43 | / |
| Omayie | 73 | 40 | / |
| Omajie | 73 | 26 | / |
| Omaois | 73 | 22 | / |
| Amahie | 73 | 16 | / |
| Gomeai | 73 | 15 | / |
| Amaehi | 73 | 15 | / |
| Hamahi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Omoaha | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ahmahi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Omeaha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Emmahi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Omaija | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aamahi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osmaui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amaahi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amahgi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oumehi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Homohi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omaiji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omohei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omeehi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amajhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omahey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Oismoahai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omae | 67 | 24,902 | / |
| Amahihe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Omohiua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amahitt | 67 | 2 | / |
| O'Maher | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amahiss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goumahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahamahi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gammahi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omoihie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omahaoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oumaiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oumouai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emahiji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahmahid | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Maiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omahaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omaheya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amaehie | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Omahi
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