Ogawo Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ogawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1611:286,83218,555
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Ogawo (21) may also be a first name.

Ogawo Last Name Facts

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

Ogawo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogawo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,300,225th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name Ogawo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogawo reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ogawo is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name internationally, held by 21 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 286,832. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 42 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 40 percent live and Migori County, where 6 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Ogawo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogawoa912/
Ogaawo911/
Oghawo911/
Ong'awo831/
Ogawa80436,217/
Ogabo801,376/
Agawo80153/
Ogowo809/
Ugawo804/
Ogavo801/
Ogewo801/
Oigawa731,502/
Ogaboh7330/
Oigabo7321/
Agawho7311/
Oigowo7311/
Ogaibo737/
Ougawa736/
Hogawa736/
Oogawa734/
Ogahbo733/
O'Gawa733/
Agawou732/
Ogewoi731/
Ogawua731/
Ogawha731/
Aghawo731/
Ogaywa731/
Hagawo731/
Gogawa731/
Ocgabo731/
Ogauwa731/
Ogaabo731/
Oggawa731/
Oygawa731/
Ogabuo731/
Oghabo731/
Ogahuo731/
Ogavoa731/
Ong'owo672/
Ougabou671/
Oghewho671/
Gougawa671/
Houghawout670/

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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 Ogawo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis