Ogal Surname

97,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ogal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,8801:20,7663,048
Kenya1,3341:34,6183,748
Algeria1,1371:33,9776,188
Philippines2681:377,75549,476
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
India211:36,526,923420,161
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England61:9,286,343223,652
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Ögal (70) are calculated separately.

Ogal (239) may also be a first name.

Ogal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogal (Marathi: ओगल, Oriya: ଓଗାଲ, Russian: Огаль) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Ögal. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ogal is the 97,870th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,503,517 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Ogal are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 578,640th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 239 people.

Ogal is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,880 people, or 1 in 20,766. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Lira District, where 21 percent are found, Agago District, where 15 percent are found and Kole District, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 28 percent are found and Algeria, where 23 percent are found.

Ogal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ogal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ogal surname declined 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ogal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (95%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ögal9270/
Ogale895,616/
Gogal891,416/
Ogail89371/
Ogall89119/
Hogal89110/
Ongal8998/
Oghal8937/
Ougal8911/
Ogaal897/
Oigal891/
Oggal891/
Hongal804,570/
Hogale801,958/
Oghale80664/
Goggal8069/
Onggal8062/
Gogail8029/
Ogalle8023/
Goghal8016/
Ongail8010/
Gogall804/
Ogaile804/
Gougal803/
Ougaal803/
Ougale802/
Ogaale802/
Ouggal802/
Hogall801/
Oggale801/
Oncgal801/
Oingal801/
Ogaill801/
Hogail801/
Hougal801/
Ong'al801/
O'Gall800/
Hoegal800/
Egal7519,301/
Ogol752,201/
Agal752,168/
Ugal751,272/
Égal751/
Osghale7323/
Ogahale739/
Hongall736/
Googall735/
Ougatil734/
Hoghale732/
Gougall732/
Ogalova731/
Hoggald731/
Oshgale731/
Oshghal731/
Hoggalt730/
Ugale6748,906/
Agale6716,898/
Gogol675,960/
Gagal674,837/
Ogole671,730/
Angal671,635/
Ongol671,617/
Egaal671,032/
Asgal67555/
Ungal67429/
Hagal67371/
Aghal67327/
Ughal67255/
Gugal67227/
Gogól67196/
Gagol67112/
Agalh67106/
Hugal6780/
Aggal6773/
Hegal6759/
Egail6755/
Uygal6752/
Oggol6742/
Eegal6732/
Hogál6727/
Eggal6720/
Ugail6719/
Agall6716/
Uggal6715/
Agail6710/
Ogoll6710/
Hogol679/
Ugald679/
Uugal674/
Aagal674/
Oghol674/
Ogoul674/
Agaul673/
Augal673/
Ahgal672/
Agatl672/
Gogál672/
Oogol672/
Eghal672/
Eugal671/
Oscghale671/
Ogoil671/
Ougol671/
Ogold671/
Ugall671/
Ugaul671/
Gagól671/
Agalt671/
Aegal671/
Egall670/

Ogal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ogal in the Oriya language
ଓଗାଲogala91.67
ଓଗଲogala8.33
Ogal in the Marathi language
ओगलogala50
फ़ोगलfogala50
Ogal in the Russian language
Огальogal-

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Footnotes

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