Ogboyi Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Ogboyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 186 | 1:952,380 | 40,741 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
Ogboyi (23) may also be a first name.
Ogboyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogboyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ogboyi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogboyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,210,518th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ogboyi reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 23 people.
The surname Ogboyi is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 952,380. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 38 percent live, Kogi, where 25 percent live and Kaduna, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live.
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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 Ogboyi
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