Omehi Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omehi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omehi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Omehi (120) may also be a first name.

Omehi Last Name Facts

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

Omehi is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omehi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Omehi live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 852,104th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 120 people.

The last name Omehi is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 71 percent live, Rivers, where 11 percent live and Ebonyi, where 4 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oumehi911/
Omehie911/
Omeehi911/
Omeehyi831/
Omoei80585/
Omahi80184/
Omehe80155/
Amehi8089/
Emehi8033/
Omohi8012/
Omeeh809/
Omihi803/
Omeai801/
Goumehei771/
Homaei733,381/
Omejie7337/
Oumahi7329/
Gomeai7315/
Amaehi7315/
Omeije7312/
Amiehi739/
Omiesh735/
Omeaha734/
Omahie734/
Omeyie734/
Emehie732/
Omeiji731/
Asmehi731/
Omiaei731/
Emehai731/
Amgehi731/
Ommahi731/
Omehoy731/
Homohi731/
Omohei731/
Omahui731/
Omeeyi731/
Oehmie731/
Homieh731/
Amehie731/
Omie67255/
Omji6721/
Omeu6719/
Omje6714/
Omge6710/
Houme'i677/
Omye674/
Omohiua673/
Goumihi672/
Homjhai671/
Amaehie671/
Omijech671/
Omijieh671/
Houmahi671/
Omoihie671/
Omaheiy671/
Omegiui671/
Omejiea671/
Omoahai671/

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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
  • 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 Omehi
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