Ogamba Surname

127,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Ogamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,4541:18,8182,215
Nigeria1,0051:176,26110,880
United States681:5,330,278267,385
England161:3,482,379114,324
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ogamba (865) may also be a first name.

Ogamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogamba is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ogamba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 127,254th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,043,619 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ogamba reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 35 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 276,748th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 865 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,454 people, or 1 in 18,818. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 44 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 30 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Ogamba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Ogamba last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ogamba earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.92% more than the national average, earning $61,236 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongamba92103/
Oganmba924/
Ogambôa921/
Ogamboa921/
Gogaumba864/
Agamba83734/
Ogambi83134/
Ogemba83106/
Ogomba8335/
Ogambo8328/
Ugamba8317/
Oganba837/
Ogambe836/
Egamba835/
Ongambo77268/
Aghamba77170/
Angamba77143/
Ungamba7734/
Ughamba7722/
Hogambe7720/
Ongambi7712/
Ogamboh772/
Agamboa772/
Ogambei772/
Ehgamba771/
Ogombay771/
Ogoumba771/
Ogambgo771/
Ongambe771/
Ongomba771/
Hagamba771/
Gagamba771/
Augambay7118/
Ougambou719/
Ongoumba715/
Ang'amba714/
Gagambai714/
Agambach711/
Augambai711/
Egaembay711/
Angambai711/
Ugambhai711/
Hungamba711/
Ogembo675,654/
Egemba671,392/
Ogombe67907/
Ugomba67284/
Ogombo67184/
Agomba67154/
Ugambe67150/
Agambi67131/
Agambe6762/
Agemba6760/
Egomba6725/
Oganua6725/
Agambo6719/
Aganba677/
Oganwa677/
Oganbo674/
Agamwa674/
Oganbi673/
Egambo671/
Eganba671/
Ogombi671/
Ogombé671/
Ugambi671/
Âgambo671/

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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
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  • 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 Ogamba
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