Oghogho Surname

124,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oghogho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oghogho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,5481:49,9273,826
United States481:7,551,228341,161
England191:2,932,529101,561
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Oghogho (8,276) may also be a first name.

Oghogho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oghogho occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oghogho? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 124,918th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,998,230 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oghogho live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oghogho is also the 69,528th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 8,276 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,548 people, or 1 in 49,927. In Nigeria Oghogho is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 63 percent are found, Delta, where 21 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Oghogho Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oghogho surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Oghogho earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oghoogho932/
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Aghogho861,067/
Eghogho8630/
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Oghogoh864/
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Ogogo832,032/
Haghogho801/
Ogongo771,571/
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Aghogo7721/
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Oghoga777/
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Ogoogo773/
Ogougo772/
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Ogogoa771/
Ongongo71133/
Oghagha7176/
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Gogogoi7110/
Ogougou718/
Ogoungo717/
Ogongha713/
Ogong'o713/
Aghogoh711/
Ogogoha711/
Oghonga711/
Gaghogo711/
Ogoigoi711/
Aghougo711/
Ogoigha711/
Ogon'go711/
Ogoga67272/
Ong'ongo678/
Ogoungha677/
Ongoongo674/
Ongong'o673/
Ongon'go671/
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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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  • 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 Oghogho
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