Ozeh Surname

419,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ozeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ozeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7521:235,56213,722
Cameroon631:329,66830,059
England51:11,143,612252,590
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Suriname11:552,6169,664
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Özeh (1) are calculated separately.

Ozeh (59) may also be a first name.

Ozeh Last Name Facts

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

Ozeh is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Özeh. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ozeh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ozeh is the 419,303rd most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,801,384 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ozeh are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ozeh is also the 1,282,666th most common first name world-wide, held by 59 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 752 people, or 1 in 235,562. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 29 percent live, Delta, where 14 percent live and Abia, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Ozeh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ozeh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Özeh921/
Ozieh89111/
Hozeh8963/
Ozeih891/
Ouzeh891/
Ozheh891/
Oze866,428/
Houzeh8015/
Ezeh75121,193/
Azeh752,413/
Ozei75533/
Hoze75513/
Ozee75486/
Ouze75376/
Ozie75115/
Ozih75101/
Odze7581/
Ozhe7571/
Oceh7549/
Ozey7542/
Ozeu7521/
Ozea7515/
Oeze7511/
Ozhi759/
Ozse758/
Ozej754/
Ocze752/
Ojze751/
Otze751/
Ozce751/
Ozyh751/
Oize751/
Ooze751/
Ozjh751/
Uoze751/
Houze673,191/
Hotze672,115/
Gotze67316/
Azieh67246/
Hozey67190/
Hozee67124/
Azheh67103/
Ezieh6786/
Hozie6770/
Adzeh6755/
Hoeze6752/
Gocze6744/
Otseh6735/
Hoize6722/
Outze6720/
Odzhi6712/
Ohzie679/
Ouzei675/
Hodze675/
Hozhi675/
Hooze674/
Hozei674/
Oihze674/
O'Zee673/
Hozea673/
Hazeh672/
Eezeh672/
Ezeih672/
Aezeh672/
Odzea672/
Azejh671/
Ozuih671/
Ezeeh671/
Oczes671/
Odzei671/
Oezie671/
Ozahy671/
Ozhuy671/
Hoyze671/
Otceh671/
Ouzey671/
Ouzih671/
Azeuh671/
Azseh671/
Ezeuh671/
O'Zey671/
Ozhea670/

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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 Ozeh
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