Ogaden Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Ogaden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogaden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ogaden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogaden is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogaden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Ogaden are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Not including Ethiopia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 21 percent are found and Kenya, where 16 percent are found.

Ogaden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogadien9231/
Hogaden9211/
Oghaden921/
Ogaiden921/
Ogoden83623/
Agaden8327/
Ugaden8321/
Ougadn833/
Ogadin833/
Ogeden832/
Ogaudn831/
Ooghadien801/
Hagaden77160/
Ogheden7718/
Ogadina7718/
Ughaden7717/
Aghaden777/
Gagoden775/
Gagaden774/
Agadien774/
Angaden774/
Hogadin771/
Ogedn731/
Aagadaen715/
Aghadeen711/
Oghadina711/
Gagadeen711/
Gugadeen711/
Heggaden710/
Ugadin6711/
Egeden679/
Agadin677/
Agadem672/
Egadin672/
Hughaiden670/

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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 Ogaden
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