Ogewe Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Ogewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ogewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ogewe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ogewe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogewe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ogewe is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogewe reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Ogewe is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 33 percent live, Benue, where 17 percent live and Ebonyi, where 17 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 13 percent live and Uganda, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogiewe | 91 | 31 | / |
| Oghewe | 91 | 10 | / |
| Oguewe | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ogeswe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ogewey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oigewe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ogew | 89 | 5 | / |
| Hogewey | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ogiewue | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ogiewie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Osewe | 80 | 3,443 | / |
| Ogebe | 80 | 1,861 | / |
| Ogowe | 80 | 125 | / |
| Ojewe | 80 | 89 | / |
| Ogawe | 80 | 41 | / |
| Egewe | 80 | 26 | / |
| Ugewe | 80 | 26 | / |
| Agewe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ogewa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ogiwe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ogiew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogeue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogeve | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogewi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hogew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hogeweij | 77 | 48 | / |
| Hoogewey | 77 | 5 | / |
| Oghiewue | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ojevwe | 73 | 559 | / |
| Ogiewa | 73 | 107 | / |
| Aguewe | 73 | 96 | / |
| Ogesue | 73 | 79 | / |
| Oseiwe | 73 | 73 | / |
| Ogoweh | 73 | 47 | / |
| Oigebe | 73 | 36 | / |
| Ogieve | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ogiewi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Osewie | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ogebeh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ogowei | 73 | 7 | / |
| Osewhe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oygewa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ageewe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oguiwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Osgiwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ogebee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gagewe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hogawe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oghebe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ageweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojeweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugeweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osiewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogawei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oygiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojewve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oseweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogieue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oghewi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogoewi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oseewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoogew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojeawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogewoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogevie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hoghew | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hoogeweij | 71 | 54 | / |
| Agew | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ozew | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogoiweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogheibe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogjw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogheiwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hogewys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aguewer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oghiewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osguiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gozeywe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ageewue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aggewei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agheiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogyw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojewett | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ogewe
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