Oghwe Surname
Approximately 373 people bear this surname
Oghwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 370 | 1:478,764 | 24,094 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oghwe (22) may also be a first name.
Oghwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oghwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oghwe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oghwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Oghwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 764,765th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. Oghwe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oghwe live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oghwe is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 22 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 370 people, or 1 in 478,764. In Nigeria Oghwe is most prevalent in: Delta, where 86 percent live, Edo, where 5 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Ukraine, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oghwie | 91 | 65 | / |
| Oghweh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ogwe | 89 | 1,770 | / |
| Oghw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aghwe | 80 | 513 | / |
| Ogweh | 80 | 156 | / |
| Hogwe | 80 | 80 | / |
| Ogwee | 80 | 60 | / |
| Ogwhe | 80 | 38 | / |
| Eghwe | 80 | 24 | / |
| Ogwei | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ogbhe | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ogwet | 80 | 18 | / |
| Oghwa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ughwe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Oguhe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ogwer | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ojgwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oigwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ogwue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ogkwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ohkwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ogwea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ohghw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uogwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogwej | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogwed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ohgwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogwie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogwje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ougwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogw | 75 | 37 | / |
| Eghwie | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gogweh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ongwey | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ongwee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ogcuhe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ongweh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eoegwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gougwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Goguhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Anghwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oisgwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oshkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hogwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haghwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogquwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ongwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogwesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oigewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eghwey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Houghw | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ogbe | 67 | 26,248 | / |
| Okwe | 67 | 6,393 | / |
| Ogwa | 67 | 3,163 | / |
| Agwe | 67 | 2,178 | / |
| Egwe | 67 | 1,963 | / |
| Ugwe | 67 | 878 | / |
| Ogue | 67 | 766 | / |
| Ocwe | 67 | 70 | / |
| Ogwi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hogw | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ogwuehe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ohiekwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oguhehe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aghw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onguhea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haghwet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ougw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oigw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogcwuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuaei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongkwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwehie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuoie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Googhue | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Oghwe
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