Oghen Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Oghen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 84 | 1:2,108,842 | 73,007 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Oghen (76) may also be a first name.
Oghen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oghen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oghen occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oghen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,034,059th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oghen live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oghen is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 76 people.
Oghen is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 2,108,842. In Nigeria Oghen is mostly found in: Delta, where 70 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Edo, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Oghen
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