Öh Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Öh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Öh Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Öh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Öh is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Öh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Öh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,555,468th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Öh live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 182,347. In Sweden Öh is most common in: Västra Götaland County, where 50 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 20 percent are found and Västernorrland County, where 15 percent are found. Other than Sweden this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 2 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höh801,043/
Öhe8032/
Ödh8010/
Öhs806/
Öhd804/
Höch67720/
Höhe67206/
Höth67107/
Höht6724/
Höhs6712/

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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 Öh
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