Ogb Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria731:2,426,61380,686
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799

Ogb (38) may also be a first name.

Ogb Last Name Facts

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

Ogb has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,152,526th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname Ogb is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ogb reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 38 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 2,426,613. In Nigeria Ogb is mostly found in: Enugu, where 33 percent reside, Rivers, where 18 percent reside and Abia, where 8 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongb863/
Oogb862/
Oigb862/
Ougb861/
Oggb861/
Ogbd861/
Ogbp861/
Ogbs861/
Oghb861/
Gogbh751/
Hongb750/
Agb67129/
Ogbowa67121/
Ogw6737/
Egb6717/
Ugb6713/
Ogv672/
Ogbova671/

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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 Ogb
  • 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