Oganan Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oganan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oganan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Oganan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oganan (Russian: Оганан) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oganan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Oganan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Oganan live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,259,332. In Uganda Oganan is primarily found in: Soroti District, where 71 percent are found, Amuria District, where 23 percent are found and Buikwe District, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogangan9274/
Oganean923/
Oganhan921/
Oganane921/
Oganayn921/
Honganan867/
Osganain862/
Aganan833,227/
Eganan834/
Uganan833/
Ogonan833/
Agangan77353/
Onganon77164/
Agajnan7769/
Agannan7754/
Anganan7747/
Auganan7736/
Aganhan7717/
Ugangan7713/
Gaganan777/
Aganane774/
Uganand774/
Haganan772/
Uganang771/
Ogannon771/
Aganang771/
Aghanan771/
Aggangan71130/
Angannan7148/
Angganan7122/
Honganon715/
Ogougnan714/
O'Gannon713/
Hanganan713/
Gagaanan713/
Ughanand712/
Agougnan712/
Ouganoun711/
Agajnane711/
Gaganain711/
Agannane711/
Agganang711/
Aghannan711/
Hugannan710/
O'Gonnan710/
Aganon673,631/
Agonan6753/
Ogonon6729/
Agenan676/
Aganasing676/
Ogañon672/
Haghannan671/
Gougounan671/
Hounganon671/

Oganan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oganan in the Russian language
Огананoganan-

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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 Oganan
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