Oghosa Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oghosa Surname User-submission:

The Oghosa surname means 'God's own'.

Oghosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria761:2,330,82678,393
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Oghosa (331) may also be a first name.

Oghosa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Oghosa surname means 'God's own'.

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Oghosa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oghosa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oghosa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,152,526th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname Oghosa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oghosa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oghosa is also the 481,336th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 331 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 2,330,826. In Nigeria Oghosa is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 80 percent live, Delta, where 14 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Oghosa is found in one country. It is also found in Ireland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ogosa9172/
Eghosa831,065/
Gogosa8347/
Ongosa8339/
Ogosai8313/
Ogoosa837/
Ogosha836/
Ogosia833/
Aghosa832/
Oghoso831/
Ogossa831/
Oghoshe7764/
Gogosha7758/
Gogosza7748/
Aghosha7732/
Aghotsa7718/
Ogoussa772/
Ongosai771/
Oghoise771/
Ongosha771/
Ogasa732,220/
Ogose732,174/
Ogosi731,338/
Agosa731,287/
Ogesa73649/
Ogoso73286/
Ogoja73100/
Ogusa7337/
Ogoza736/
Egosa733/
Ogosy731/
Haghosat7114/
Aghoussa711/
Ongoussa711/
Goghoshi711/
Aghossai711/
Hoghouse710/
Agossa6710,775/
Hagosa674,186/
Ogoshi673,616/
Ogacho67675/
Ongosi67491/
Ogucha67443/
Ongose67314/
Oghazi67299/
Angosa67128/
Gogasa67123/
Ongoso6781/
Aghoja6781/
Ongoza6769/
Ogacha6758/
Gogosi6751/
Ogocha6738/
Hogoza6736/
Ogessa6735/
Ongasa6735/
Augosa6734/
Oghazy6733/
Gogoza6725/
Hooghouse6721/
Ogasia6719/
Ogosso6718/
Aghose6716/
Ogodja6715/
Ehgosa6711/
Hogose6711/
Ogoiza6710/
Haghoshad678/
Ogoija676/
Ugosai675/
Egosai675/
Gogoso675/
Agosha674/
Ogusha674/
Ogooja674/
Ogasho674/
Ogocho673/
Agosah673/
Ogosse672/
Ogasha672/
Agosia672/
Ogossi672/
Ogusho672/
Ogotsi671/
Gagosa671/
Agosai671/
Ogogia671/
Ogohsi671/
Ogucho671/
Ogozia671/
Ogesha671/
Ogoshe671/
Agahsa671/
Agoosa671/
Agohsa671/
Ogassa671/
Houghouza671/
Ogoise671/
Ogoose671/
Ogouza671/
Ungosa671/
Agosga671/
Haghgosha671/
Oghuse671/
Oghuza671/
Eghasa671/
Gogose671/
Oghacy671/
Hogosi671/
Ahgosa670/

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  • 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 Oghosa
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