Ogema Surname

214,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ogema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,2261:31,8434,292
Kenya6551:70,5046,678
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ogema (117) may also be a first name.

Ogema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogema is most common in Uganda. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogema? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 214,639th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,803,521 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogema reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 864,112th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 117 people.

The surname Ogema is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,226 people, or 1 in 31,843. In Uganda Ogema is most numerous in: Dokolo District, where 17 percent live, Busia District, where 16 percent live and Amolatar District, where 11 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 34 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Ogema Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ogema earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oegema91677/
Hogema91103/
Ogemah9147/
Ongema9136/
Ogemai918/
Oguema916/
Oggema912/
Ogemma911/
Ogejma911/
Oghema911/
Ojgema911/
Oguemat838/
Ogguema831/
Hoogema831/
Gougema831/
Agema802,542/
Ogama801,567/
Ogoma801,371/
Ugema80482/
Ojema80395/
Osema80143/
Ogima80137/
Ogemo8099/
Ogeme8085/
Egema8063/
Ocema8057/
Ozema8013/
Ogemi802/
Ouguemat77218/
Ongemahh7712/
Angema73597/
Ongima73384/
Ozhema73177/
Ogueme73108/
Ochema7386/
Oghama7363/
Oghoma7358/
Ugemah7346/
Ogamma7337/
Hegema7337/
Ogomah7320/
Ogimai7320/
Ogetme7316/
Ozsema7316/
Ogimah7312/
Osiema7310/
Agemas7310/
Oseema739/
Ogomma739/
Ogieme739/
Ousema737/
Egemah737/
Agemma736/
Ongemi735/
Oziema735/
Ogheme735/
Egemma734/
Ogemeh734/
Augema733/
Ojemma733/
Eugema733/
Hogoma733/
Ogamah733/
Ogimas733/
Ongeme733/
Gogima732/
Egemea732/
Ogemyi732/
Aguema732/
Hogama731/
Aggema731/
Ogemou731/
Oghima731/
Gazema731/
Adgema731/
Agemah731/
Ongemo731/
Ojemah731/
Hosema731/
Osemas731/
Osgeme731/
Ojeema731/
Gogeme731/
Hagema731/
Ageema731/
Agemai731/
Agiema731/
Osemai731/
Uguema731/
Ogiemo731/
Ogimma731/
Osemea731/
Orzema731/
Ojeima731/
Aghema731/
Agemga731/
Ougeme731/
Ozemah731/
Hozema731/
Hodgesmay711/
Oguimas67470/
Aguemad67176/
Gachema67153/
Ouchema67108/
Ungemah6740/
Uguemah6726/
Hozeima6716/
Aggemma676/
Oghomah674/
Hageema674/
Aguemat673/
Oudjema672/
Houzema672/
Oggamma671/
Agueyma671/
Ogimaja671/
Ocheama671/
Hochema671/
Ougamai671/
Oguemet671/
Osiemaa671/
Osemaha671/
Ojeamea671/
Ojemhea671/
Aghemat671/

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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 Ogema
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