Onamah Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Onamah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 114 | 1:1,553,884 | 58,636 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Onamah (10) may also be a first name.
Onamah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onamah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Onamah is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onamah? popularity and diffusion
Onamah is the 1,701,480th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onamah live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent given name internationally, held by 10 people.
The surname Onamah is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 1,553,884. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kogi, where 59 percent reside, Edo, where 19 percent reside and Oyo, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Onamah exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Onamah
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