Oshiomah Surname
Approximately 250 people bear this surname
Oshiomah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 248 | 1:714,285 | 32,812 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oshiomah (69) may also be a first name.
Oshiomah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oshiomah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oshiomah is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oshiomah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,014,722nd most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oshiomah live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oshiomah is also the 1,171,416th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 69 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 714,285. In Nigeria Oshiomah is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 44 percent reside, Lagos, where 11 percent reside and Sokoto, where 9 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oshioma | 93 | 23 | / |
| Oshiomha | 88 | 119 | / |
| Eshiomah | 88 | 13 | / |
| Oshiomai | 88 | 2 | / |
| Otshioma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Oyshioma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ashioma | 80 | 154 | / |
| Ochioma | 80 | 24 | / |
| Eshioma | 80 | 21 | / |
| Oshiama | 80 | 13 | / |
| Osiomoh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Osiamah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osaheiyoma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ossaihioma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ashiamah | 75 | 348 | / |
| Eshiomha | 75 | 13 | / |
| Oisheoma | 75 | 9 | / |
| Oshijama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Osiama | 71 | 26 | / |
| Hoshihama | 71 | 19 | / |
| Asiamah | 67 | 29,780 | / |
| Ochiama | 67 | 65 | / |
| Oseyoma | 67 | 32 | / |
| Assioma | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ossiama | 67 | 17 | / |
| Asyomah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oshyama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ashiama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oshiamo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ashiomo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Achioma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocheoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osiamas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esiamah | 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
- 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 Oshiomah
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