Oghighe Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Oghighe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 102 | 1:1,736,694 | 63,540 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Oghighe (10) may also be a first name.
Oghighe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oghighe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oghighe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Oghighe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oghighe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,817,111th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oghighe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 1,736,694. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 68 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Edo, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Austria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogighe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Oghige | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oghighi | 86 | 237 | / |
| Ogheghe | 86 | 141 | / |
| Ogoighe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ogige | 83 | 254 | / |
| Haghighe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ongige | 77 | 150 | / |
| Oghigi | 77 | 24 | / |
| Ogiege | 77 | 13 | / |
| Oghege | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogoige | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogigie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haghighie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoghighit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aghighi | 71 | 609 | / |
| Aghigha | 71 | 209 | / |
| Ogiegie | 71 | 10 | / |
| Aghighy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Agighei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogaigha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogoigha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haghighi | 67 | 12,910 | / |
| Ogege | 67 | 1,629 | / |
| Ogigi | 67 | 348 | / |
| Ogiga | 67 | 92 | / |
| Asghighi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Haghighy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Agige | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aghighay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haghigha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hougaige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Againghe | 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
- 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 Oghighe
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