Omoshehin Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omoshehin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omoshehin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1021:1,736,69463,540
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Omoshehin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omoshehin is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Omoshehin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Omoshehin is the 1,806,862nd most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Omoshehin live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 1,736,694. In Nigeria Omoshehin is primarily found in: Lagos, where 46 percent live, Ondo, where 23 percent live and Cross River, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omosehin943,694/
Omosehyin893/
Omoshehim892/
Oimosehin891/
Omoisehin891/
Omesehin823/
Omosihen823/
Omasehin821/
Omosahin821/
Omasehyin782/
Omoseun756/
Omozeain713/
Omosioyin671/
Emoussahen6316/
Omaseun632/
Amossien5912/
Uomessien564/
Amesien501/

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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 Omoshehin
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