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 more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ogema.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ogema is the 214,639th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,803,521 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogema are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ogema is also the 864,112th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 117 people.

Ogema is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,226 people, or 1 in 31,843. In Uganda Ogema is mostly concentrated in: Dokolo District, where 17 percent are found, Busia District, where 16 percent are found and Amolatar District, where 11 percent are found. Besides Uganda it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 34 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Ogema Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ogema surname is chiefly 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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