Ogbenyi Surname
Approximately 384 people bear this surname
Ogbenyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 382 | 1:463,724 | 23,511 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
Ogbenyi (505) may also be a first name.
Ogbenyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogbenyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ogbenyi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogbenyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ogbenyi is the 748,537th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 18,977,984 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ogbenyi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 376,889th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 505 people.
The surname Ogbenyi is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 463,724. In Nigeria Ogbenyi is primarily found in: Benue, where 53 percent are found, Cross River, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogbaenyi | 93 | 12 | / |
| Ogboenyi | 93 | 6 | / |
| Ogbienyi | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ogbeni | 92 | 1,988 | / |
| Ogbeny | 92 | 5 | / |
| Agbenyi | 86 | 1,224 | / |
| Ogbinyi | 86 | 22 | / |
| Ogbenui | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ongbeni | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ogbeani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ongbinyi | 80 | 25 | / |
| Ogbuinyi | 80 | 23 | / |
| Ogboinyi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ogbenije | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ogbeiniy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hougbeni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Agbeni | 77 | 983 | / |
| Ogbene | 77 | 527 | / |
| Ogbini | 77 | 157 | / |
| Ogbena | 77 | 151 | / |
| Agbeny | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ogbiny | 77 | 2 | / |
| Agbenyo | 71 | 7,565 | / |
| Ogbaini | 71 | 53 | / |
| Angbeny | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ogbaene | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ogbonni | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ogbenje | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ogbonai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ogboene | 71 | 5 | / |
| Agbeini | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okgbene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ogbeina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agbinyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogbonny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogbonay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogbeneh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogbanni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gogbene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agbengi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogbenha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uogbene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogbonnay | 67 | 62 | / |
| Agbaanyi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ogbonnai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Agbannyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Agboenie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahagbeni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hagbenyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agbenyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogbannay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogbinaya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ogbenyi
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