Oganya Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oganya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oganya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
England241:2,321,58686,519
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Oganya (264) may also be a first name.

Oganya Last Name Facts

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

Oganya (Marathi: ओगाण्या, Russian: Оганя) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oganya? popularity and diffusion

Oganya is the 1,511,557th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Oganya live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 547,545th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 264 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 2,084,032. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 28 percent reside, Benue, where 18 percent reside and Kaduna, where 13 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and Uganda, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onganya9252/
Goganya924/
Ogannya923/
Oghanya921/
Ogganya921/
Ogaanya921/
Oganyah921/
Ong'anya8674/
Ogania83757/
Oganyo83712/
Ogonya83614/
Aganya83551/
Uganya831/
Ogagna831/
Ongania77866/
Oganija77229/
Onganyo77178/
Aghanya77171/
Anganya77136/
Gogonya7749/
Haganya7710/
Ogonnya775/
Goganyo774/
Oganiaz772/
Ongonya772/
Ogannia772/
Ogoonya771/
Onganía771/
Ogagnia771/
Oganiaa771/
Gaganya771/
Oghania771/
Oghanyo771/
Unganya771/
Ogaña73365/
Ang'anya7186/
Ong'anyo7134/
Hanganya7128/
Oganiacz7118/
Ogonaaya713/
Gogoonya711/
An'ganya711/
On'ganyo711/
Ung'anya711/
Ogonyo671,787/
Aganyo67374/
Agonya67303/
Uganja67184/
Agagna67150/
Agania6759/
Aganja6718/
Aganea674/
Oganio674/
Ugonya674/
Ogonnaiya673/
Ugania671/
Oganjo671/
Ogounyayi671/
Agangaaya671/
Ugagna671/

Oganya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oganya in the Marathi language
ओगाण्याoganya50
ओगण्याoganya50
Oganya in the Russian language
Оганяogana-

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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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  • 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 Oganya
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