Ogboni Surname
Approximately 963 people bear this surname
Ogboni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 765 | 1:13,511 | 1,842 |
| Nigeria | 198 | 1:894,660 | 38,889 |
Ogboni (83) may also be a first name.
Ogboni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogboni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ogboni is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogboni? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ogboni is the 372,504th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,567,545 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogboni are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogboni is also the 1,052,971st most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 83 people.
It is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 765 people, or 1 in 13,511. In Benin it is most numerous in: Collines Department, where 80 percent are found, Zou Department, where 6 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 5 percent are found. Beside Benin this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 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 Ogboni
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