Oghor Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oghor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oghor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4471:396,29320,834
England141:3,979,861125,553
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oghor (181) may also be a first name.

Oghor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oghor is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oghor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 631,297th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 15,056,913 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Oghor reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 677,199th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 181 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 447 people, or 1 in 396,293. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 46 percent are found, Edo, where 28 percent are found and Lagos, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and Iran, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oghore9112/
Goghor911/
Ogor897,822/
Oghoore8331/
Houghor834/
Ongor80790/
Gogor80567/
Ogore80533/
Aghor80418/
Eghor80131/
Șogor8067/
Ogorz8027/
Ogorh8012/
Ughor8010/
Oogor809/
Oghar809/
Oghur805/
Ocgor805/
Ogour803/
Ogoer803/
Hogor801/
Ogorr801/
Ogoor801/
Oggor801/
Goughour774/
Aghore73298/
Ougour73145/
Oghare73123/
Oongor7357/
Goghar7331/
Oghure7321/
Ong'or7319/
Onggor7318/
Aghour7315/
Hogore7314/
Haghor7313/
Oghard7312/
Anghor737/
Oyghur735/
Ogoure733/
Aghotr733/
Oughar732/
Asghor732/
Aghort732/
Guhgor731/
Onghar731/
Goigor731/
Unghor731/
Aghord731/
Ogahre731/
Ughoor731/
Osgord730/
Ogar6749,844/
Agor6710,337/
Egor673,053/
Ogur671,162/
Ugor671,026/
Anghour6763/
Aghjour6763/
Ogorova6753/
Ashghor6739/
Houghur6717/
Haghour6712/
Hanghor675/
Ogór673/
Hoggort673/
Egghour672/
Hogoure671/
Hoghart671/
Hoggord671/
Ogár671/
Ógor671/
Asghour671/
Osghare671/
Gougour671/
Acghour671/
Gohghar671/
Gougahr671/
Hughort670/

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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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  • 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 Oghor
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