Ogehe Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogehe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogehe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ogehe (10) may also be a first name.

Ogehe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogehe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogehe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ogehe is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Ogehe is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ogehe are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kogi, where 65 percent reside, Niger, where 23 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogiehe9155/
Oguehe913/
Oghehe912/
Ogeihe912/
Ogee89244/
Ogieihe831/
Ongee80394/
Ogahe8025/
Ogehi8018/
Gogee809/
Hogee805/
Egehe803/
Agehe802/
Ogiee802/
Ogohe802/
Ogeie801/
Ogihe801/
Ougee801/
Hogehead770/
Hoegee73396/
Oguehi7365/
Hougee7355/
Oguihe7319/
Hongee7318/
Angehe736/
Ogheoa731/
Eugehe731/
Aguehe731/
Eegehe731/
Ogiehi731/
Oghieh731/
Gougee731/
Oghahe731/
Ougehi731/
Hogahe731/
Ogeyie731/
Ogiher731/
Hoggee731/
Ogeaih731/
Agee6716,167/
Ogei67483/
Ouguehi67239/
Egee67205/
Honngee6763/
Oghiaee6715/
Ogée675/
Hagehei674/
Goggeey673/
Ongejje671/
Hogeije671/
Hookgee671/
Ageehee671/

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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 Ogehe
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