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Names / Oh

Is Oh a first name or a last name?

Oh is a family name (last name). It is mostly a family name in South Korea.

How to address someone called Oh

  • South Korea. Oh is a family name and is usually written first. Write Dear Mr. Oh or Dear Ms. Oh, or use the full name if you cannot tell which title fits.

Not sure which part of a full name is which? Check the full name with the country where the person is based.

Oh by country

People recorded in Wikidata who carry Oh as a family name or as a given name, by country of citizenship (593 in total).

CountryAs family nameAs given nameFamily name share
South Korea5400100%
North Korea240100%
United States130100%
Canada30100%
Japan30100%

Wikidata covers notable people, so counts show how the name is used, not how many people carry it.

Oh in the United States

  • As a surname: about 18,285 people in the 2010 census, rank 1,978 among US surnames.

More on this naming tradition: How Korean names work.

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