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
The last name Oshiomah occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oshiomah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oshiomah is the 1,014,722nd most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oshiomah are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oshiomah is also the 1,171,416th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 69 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 248 people, or 1 in 714,285. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 44 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Sokoto, where 9 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iceland, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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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