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
The last name Ogayi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 204,617th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,589,924 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogayi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogayi is also the 518,802nd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 290 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,005 people, or 1 in 88,351. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 72 percent are found, Benue, where 12 percent are found and Enugu, where 4 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Ogayi is found in 3 countries. It is also found 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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