Ogem Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ogem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1441:1,230,15849,400
Cameroon901:230,76723,017
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
India61:127,844,230863,365
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ogem (83) may also be a first name.

Ogem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogem (Russian: Огем) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogem? popularity and diffusion

Ogem is the 973,426th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. The last name Ogem occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Ogem are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 83 people.

The surname Ogem is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 1,230,158. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 67 percent are found, Taraba, where 11 percent are found and Kaduna, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 34 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogeme8985/
Ongem8912/
Hogem8910/
Ogeym894/
Oghem892/
Ogiem892/
Gogem891/
Oigem891/
Ogueme80108/
Ogetme8016/
Ogieme809/
Ogheme805/
Hoegem805/
Hoguem803/
Goggem801/
Osgeme801/
Ougeme801/
Ongiem801/
Ogen753,594/
Osem751,364/
Egem75675/
Ogim75443/
Agem75332/
Ogne75244/
Ugem75128/
Ozem7589/
Ojem7556/
Ocem754/
Honghem737/
Hogheim733/
Hoogeem731/
Hosguem731/
Hogen671,952/
Ochem67629/
Aghem67565/
Aguem67537/
Hojem67453/
Oseme67342/
Gogen67297/
Odgen67265/
Ozgen67213/
Ojeem67200/
Hoogheem67159/
Ongen67159/
Hooghiem67156/
Ogeen67141/
Ageem67103/
Augem6797/
Oghen6785/
Hogne6778/
Hosem6771/
Ageme6769/
Ogeng6758/
Ougen6752/
Gazem6748/
Hagem6743/
Oziem6740/
Ogien6733/
Ungem6733/
Eggem6730/
Ogenc6730/
Ongim6728/
Gozem6726/
Angem6725/
Oggen6725/
Aegem6725/
Oigen6724/
Ozeem6724/
Gagem6722/
Ogień6718/
Hoogheim6717/
Hugem6717/
Oseem6714/
Hozem6711/
Ozeme6710/
Ugeme679/
Oygen678/
Oguen677/
Ogoen676/
Uggem675/
Ogent674/
Adgem674/
Aggem674/
Hegem674/
Ogaen673/
Osiem673/
Oghim673/
Okhem673/
Gogim672/
Ozeum672/
Odjem672/
Agiem672/
Gugem671/
Osgen671/
Ogime671/
Ognhe671/
Akgem671/
Ousem671/
Ougne671/
Agemh671/
Ogend671/
Ojemn671/
Eugem671/
Hogim671/
Egiem670/
Otgen670/
Oguym670/
Oseam670/

Ogem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ogem in the Russian language
Огемogem-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ogem
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