Ogavu Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
Ogavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 120 | 1:325,327 | 21,922 |
| Nigeria | 107 | 1:1,655,540 | 61,311 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Ogavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ogavu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogavu? popularity and diffusion
Ogavu is the 1,067,497th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ogavu are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 325,327. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Maracha District, where 53 percent are found, Arua District, where 34 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 46 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Ogavu
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