Oganwu Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oganwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Oganwu 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
Nigeria1411:1,256,33250,205
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
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Oganwu Demographics

Oganwu Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 4 (2014)

United States
Average

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Oganwu Last Name Facts

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

Oganwu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oganwu? popularity and diffusion

Oganwu is the 1,310,135th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Oganwu reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Oganwu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 1,256,332. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 30 percent are found, Edo, where 25 percent are found and Plateau, where 25 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Oganwu occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Oganwu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oganwu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Oganwu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.59% more than the national average, earning $63,250 USD per year.

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
Auganwu771/
Goganvou7115/
Egonwu675/
Gouganvou671/
Agonwou6216/
Ougambou579/
Aghanbou574/
Ogombu506/
Agomwu503/
Agambu501/

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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 Oganwu
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