Oomah Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Oomah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oomah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius1201:10,7782,335
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England11:55,718,059489,080

Oomah (25) may also be a first name.

Oomah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oomah is most common in Mauritius. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oomah.

How Common Is The Last Name Oomah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,544,715th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. Oomah is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Oomah reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean. Oomah is also the 2,136,160th most numerous given name globally, held by 25 people.

The surname Oomah is most frequently used in Mauritius, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 10,778. In Mauritius Oomah is mostly concentrated in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 53 percent reside, Pamplemousses District, where 45 percent reside and Flacq District, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Mauritius this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Oomah Last Name Statistics demography

Oomah earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 3.74% more than the national average, earning $51,539 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojomah911,713/
Hoomah911/
Oihomah834/
Oyiomah831/
Ojiomah831/
Ojoma803,643/
Oyoma80785/
Ohoma80309/
Oioma809/
Aomah807/
Ouoma805/
Aooma804/
Oamah801/
Ooama801/
O'Oma801/
Ojomoh73250/
Oihoma73172/
Hohoma7360/
Oyioma7324/
Ojomma7320/
Oehoma7319/
Oiomea7317/
Ojioma7315/
Oyomma736/
Ohoima735/
Ahomah733/
Ohuoma732/
Ohouma732/
Ojomha731/
Ohamah731/
Gouoma731/
Ohomad731/
Ojomoa731/
Oyomea731/
Ooamay731/
Ho'oma731/
Oyomai731/
Goamah731/
Ojomaa731/
Ohoimas67156/
Ohammah6752/
Aoma6751/
Oama6747/
Hohomai6743/
Ahoomad6724/
Ojhamah6722/
Aomaish679/
Ogiomoh675/
Ahaomah672/
Hoyomma671/
Ahomadh671/
Gohouma671/
Ojioyma671/

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 Oomah
  • 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