Ogayi Surname
Approximately 2,030 people bear this surname
Ogayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,005 | 1:88,351 | 6,168 |
| Kenya | 20 | 1:2,308,995 | 36,653 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ogayi (290) may also be a first name.
Ogayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ogayi is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ogayi is the 204,617th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,589,924 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogayi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogayi is also the 518,802nd most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 290 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,005 people, or 1 in 88,351. In Nigeria Ogayi is most common in: Ebonyi, where 72 percent are found, Benue, where 12 percent are found and Enugu, where 4 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 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 Ogayi
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