Ogangu Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ogangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204

Ogangu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogangu occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ogangu.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogangu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ogangu is the 3,602,217th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Ogangu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogangu are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Ogangu is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Arua District, where 74 percent reside, Masindi District, where 11 percent reside and Hoima District, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 37 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogaangu9215/
Ogang'u921/
Ogagu91120/
Oganu9157/
Egangu83369/
Agangu83125/
Ogaugu835/
Ugangu832/
Ogagau832/
Ogaggu831/
Ong'ang'u804/
Hougangou801/
Aghangu77167/
Goganau7741/
Ongagou7710/
Angangu774/
Ogășanu772/
Agahngu771/
Agangou771/
Aganu73668/
Agagu73562/
Ogonu73348/
Ogogu7338/
Aghanguh7127/
Hangangu716/
Angangou711/
Agannguh711/
Aganus67409/
Agongu67231/
Aghanu67205/
Anganu67104/
Egongu6781/
Angonu6767/
Aganou6746/
Oigonu6728/
Agaanu6719/
Oghonu6717/
Ogonus6716/
Oughannou6714/
Agaagu6711/
Hogonu677/
Hoganhout676/
Gogonu676/
Aghagu674/
Gaganu673/
Uogonu673/
Hang'angu672/
Hounganou672/
Oganoo671/
Angagu671/
Hagagu671/
Gogogu671/
Agagau671/
Aganau671/
Ogonnu671/
Agagou671/
Aganui671/
Oghogu671/
Aganuh671/
Haganu671/
Ogogau671/

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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 Ogangu
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