Ogam Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ogam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ogam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2411:735,03233,525
Uganda1881:207,65616,436
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ogam (190) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ogam Demographics

Ogam Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ogam Last Name Facts

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

Ogam (Hindi: ओगम, Marathi: ओगम) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogam? popularity and diffusion

Ogam is the 642,991st most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 15,439,716 people. Ogam occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ogam live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 659,352nd most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 190 people.

The surname Ogam is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 241 people, or 1 in 735,032. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 29 percent live, Abia, where 13 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Other than Nigeria it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 40 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Ogam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ogam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ogam surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ogam Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gogam89989/
Ogame89208/
Ongam8996/
Ogham8935/
Oggam8919/
Hogam8911/
Ogamh891/
Ohgam891/
Gougam801,715/
Gogham80327/
Ougham8081/
Hoigam8062/
Hongam8056/
Oingam8055/
Onngam8048/
Ogamhe8023/
Ongham8013/
Ougame805/
Goggam804/
Hougam801/
Gogamm801/
Ohgaim801/
Hogame801/
Hoggam801/
Ogamme801/
Oghame801/
Oongam801/
Ongaim801/
Hogham800/
Ogan7510,975/
Agam758,105/
Egam751,338/
Ogom75972/
Ugam75313/
Ogań751/
Hougham731,053/
Ougacem73575/
Honngam73141/
Oghaime7339/
Houngam7310/
Oshgame734/
Goigham733/
Hoogham731/
Hongham731/
Ogamowa731/
Oghaimh731/
Hogan67137,242/
Ongom6723,932/
Gogan676,892/
Agham676,745/
Ogang672,795/
Ongan672,585/
Ogane672,184/
Hagam671,697/
Uggam671,349/
Aagam671,228/
Angam67885/
Agame67814/
Gagam67383/
Oghan67334/
Ogome67138/
Eggam67111/
Eegam67107/
Egham6781/
Ungam6776/
Hegam6758/
Osgan6758/
Aegam6756/
Ugham6747/
Augam6747/
Gogom6739/
Agaam6739/
Aggam6734/
Ugame6725/
Ogain6723/
Ogoum6721/
Oogan6720/
Egaam6717/
Ogann6715/
Agamn6714/
Hugam6714/
Gagom6714/
Ougan6710/
Uugam678/
Agamm676/
Ogaan676/
O'Gan675/
Oganh674/
Gugam673/
Ogand673/
Agaim673/
Ahgam673/
Oygan673/
Egamm672/
Agamd672/
Okgan672/
Ohgan672/
Houghham672/
Asgam672/
Ougom671/
Agahm671/
Hogom671/
Ougassem671/
Oghom671/
Oggan671/
Ogoom671/
Oñgan671/
Ogant671/
Ogayn671/
Usgam671/
Țogan671/
Agaum671/
Hoonngam671/
Ekgam671/
Ogaun671/
Agamg671/
Houngham671/
Uogan670/
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Ogam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ogam in the Hindi language
ओगमogama-
Ogam in the Marathi language
ओगमogama-

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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 Ogam
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