Ogeya Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ogeya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogeya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3041:151,90812,057
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Ogeya (29) may also be a first name.

Ogeya Last Name Facts

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

Ogeya is most common in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogeya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ogeya is the 823,466th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,624,765 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ogeya reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ogeya is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name internationally It is held by 29 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 151,908. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Busia County, where 41 percent live, Nairobi County, where 27 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 25 percent live. Besides Kenya Ogeya is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Ogeya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongeya9118/
Gogeya917/
Ogieya913/
Ogeyah911/
Ogea89813/
Ogey89151/
Ougueya8311/
Ogaya802,369/
Hogea802,070/
Ogoya80554/
Gogea80501/
Oseya80462/
Oguey80421/
Ongey80327/
Ogeyi80253/
Ageya80197/
Ogiya80121/
Ogeah80112/
Ogeyo8081/
Ogeye8055/
Ojeya8046/
Ogeja8026/
Ongea8015/
Egeya807/
Ozeya806/
Ogeia806/
Ugeya806/
Hogey805/
O'Gea804/
Ohgea803/
Ogeha802/
Ogeas802/
Ogiea802/
Gogey801/
Oghey801/
Odgea801/
Ongaya732,792/
Gogiya731,511/
Ongoya73599/
Ogueye73582/
Angeya73328/
Ongiya73231/
Gogaya73143/
Hoseya73122/
Egieya7398/
Hogaya7351/
Ogejah7345/
Gogoya7342/
Ocheya7339/
Agueya7333/
Ongeyo7332/
Hougey7324/
Gageya7324/
Hegeya7324/
Osieya7323/
Odjeya7316/
Ozgaya7315/
Ougaya738/
Ohgiya737/
Okgoya737/
Ogiyah737/
Ongeye737/
Hogoya736/
O'Geah734/
Ogayas734/
Hageya734/
Oogoya733/
Ugueya733/
Okgaya733/
Ogayah733/
Odgiea732/
Ogiyas732/
Ungeya732/
Egeyah732/
Ogheye732/
Ogayau731/
Oghaya731/
Hodgea731/
Hodgey731/
Gugeya731/
Ougiya731/
Hogeas731/
Ogheyi731/
Ogeaja731/
Ogueyi731/
Oghiea731/
Hozeya731/
Hongey731/
Ongeia731/
Ongiey731/
Ouseya731/
Oguyia731/
Gozeya731/
Ojeyah731/
Ogayaz731/
Ogieha731/
Ogueas731/
Ogeias731/
Gougea730/
Gougey730/
Egea6719,579/
Ogay6711,005/
Ogai677,829/
Ogoe673,684/
Ojea673,428/
Agea671,917/
Ogoy671,830/
Osea671,804/
Ongouya671,140/
Agey671,008/
Ogoa67289/
Ogaa67182/
Ugey67168/
Hongaya6789/
Osey6774/
Egey6759/
Ozey6742/
Hogoyau6730/
Houghey6724/
Ougueye6717/
Ogau6717/
Ozea6715/
Ogae6713/
Hogayau6711/
Ojey6711/
Ugea6711/
Ozgahya6710/
Hongoya679/
Gogheja677/
Égea673/
Gosgaya673/
Ogéa672/
Ocey672/
Houseya671/
Ogaj671/
Onngiya671/
Houzeya671/
Hungeya671/
Ouguehy671/
Ègea671/
Gougiya671/
Goygoya671/
Ong'iya671/
Gougeia671/
Oghayah671/
Oghayha671/
Ong'aya671/
Ongieyo671/
Egieyah671/
Oungaya671/
Ouzeyat671/
Gazeeya671/
Hoghead670/

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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 Ogeya
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