Ogabo Surname

280,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogabo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogabo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2821:138,1778,904
Uganda911:429,00326,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ogabo (182) may also be a first name.

Ogabo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogabo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ogabo.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogabo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 280,606th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 5,296,182 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogabo live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 675,152nd most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 182 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,282 people, or 1 in 138,177. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 29 percent reside, Cross River, where 22 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 19 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogaboh9130/
Oigabo9121/
Ongabo918/
Ogaibo917/
Ogahbo913/
Ogaboa913/
Ocgabo911/
Oghabo911/
Ogabuo911/
Ogabgo911/
Ogaabo911/
Ougabou831/
Ogaba804,633/
Agabo801,630/
Ogawo80174/
Ogobo80130/
Ugabo80101/
Egabo8093/
Ogebo8088/
Ogavo801/
Hougabou771/
Ongaba73323/
Ongobo73162/
Angabo7384/
Ogobuo7321/
Egabou7319/
Agabou7318/
Hogebo7316/
Aghabo7315/
Hagabo7313/
Ogaaba7313/
Hegabo7312/
Gagabo7311/
Ogiebo7310/
Agaboa738/
Högabo737/
Oghebo735/
Agabos735/
Ogabah734/
Gogobo733/
Hugabo733/
Ogobod732/
Ogawoa732/
Ogaeba732/
Ugaboh732/
Gogaba732/
Aggabo732/
Ogajba731/
Ogaawo731/
Ogoboh731/
Oigaba731/
Eghabo731/
Agaboo731/
Oghawo731/
Ogahuo731/
Ogahba731/
Oogaba731/
Ougaba731/
Ogavoa731/
Agaboy731/
Angaboy6757/
Eghaboh6747/
Aggabou678/
Onghaba677/
Hagabos676/
Agabous676/
Aghaebo675/
Ogiebho674/
Ongoboh671/
Oghoebo671/
Angaboh671/
Haggabo671/
Ogouboi671/
Agabgou671/
Angabou671/
Angaibo671/
Anghabo671/
Gogoboy671/
Ong'awo671/
Ong'obo671/
Ongaiba671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Ogabo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis