Ogego Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ogego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya571:810,17431,920
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Ogego Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogego is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogego? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ogego is the 2,414,640th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. Ogego is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ogego are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 810,174. In Kenya Ogego is most frequent in: Siaya County, where 89 percent reside, Migori County, where 7 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Ogego Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ogego last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oguego91160/
Ogiego9133/
Oghaego8394/
Ogheago832/
Ong'ego831/
Hongego831/
Oghegho831/
Ogega8010,132/
Ogogo802,032/
Ogigo80232/
Osego80231/
Ogago8063/
Ocego8062/
Egego8011/
Ojego807/
Ugego804/
Agego802/
Ozego801/
Ogheigho771/
Ochego73818/
Hogogo7386/
Oguigo7381/
Ogohgo7320/
Ogogoh7315/
Aghego7314/
Osegho735/
Ogogoo735/
Oguega735/
Ogegah734/
Ogigho732/
Oghogo732/
Hogago732/
Ojeigo731/
Ogoggo731/
Agoggo731/
Ogogho731/
Ogiega731/
Ongigo731/
Gagego731/
Gogigo731/
Oghogho673,647/
Ochengo67643/
Housego67615/
Aghegho6744/
Houzego6715/
Oghegha6712/
Ochiego6710/
Oghogoh674/
Aggiego674/
Aghaego673/
Haugego672/
Aguegou671/
Odjegou671/
Ogoigoi671/
Ogheaga671/
Ogoigho671/
Heggego671/
Ogiegah671/
Gachego671/
Ozoigeo671/

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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
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  • 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 Ogego
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