Ohu Surname

444,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Ohu Surname User-submission:

The surname Ohu means 'number one' in the Ika Igbo language and 'slave' in general Igbo.

Ohu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5801:305,41917,008
Estonia501:26,4364,834
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ohu (276) may also be a first name.

Ohu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ohu means 'number one' in the Ika Igbo language and 'slave' in general Igbo.

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Ohu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ohu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 444,963rd most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,501,364 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Ohu reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ohu is also the 534,713th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 276 people.

The surname Ohu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 580 people, or 1 in 305,419. In Nigeria Ohu is mostly found in: Delta, where 29 percent live, Oyo, where 28 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 7 percent live and French Polynesia, where 6 percent live.

Ohu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ohu last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70% registered with the political party.

Ohu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.89% more than the national average, earning $58,634 USD per year.

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Hohu86134/
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Ou801,663,139/
Oh8061,094/
Ohoue75568/
Ohues759/
Oohue751/
Oohou751/
Hou674,316,647/
Huo671,090,410/
Gou67560,541/
Hui67470,645/
Huy67169,619/
Huu6785,834/
Hau6751,479/
Hut6715,401/
Hus6710,545/
Och679,700/
Hoh678,748/
Huz678,064/
Hud675,457/
Oud675,223/
Oue673,704/
Out672,779/
Hux672,275/
Heu672,196/
Huh672,088/
Ahu671,917/
Osh671,643/
Huß671,504/
Hup671,230/
Odh67752/
Ous67549/
Ouz67516/
Ouj67321/
Ouy67279/
Ohy67229/
Huj67197/
Huş67186/
Ouh67169/
Ojh6795/
Huđ6753/
Huț6741/
Oup6728/
Eou6715/
Ohh6714/
Hhu6712/
Oih6711/
Oph679/
Oyh678/
Huš677/
Ohj677/
Huď676/
Oué675/
Ohouet674/
Hữu674/
Ohz674/
Ohuehe673/
Huí672/
Oux672/
Hậu672/
Huệ672/
Huohou671/
Huá671/
Huë671/
Oşh671/
Hohoue671/
Huì671/
Huș671/
Hohues670/
Goohue670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ohu
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