Ogiegor Surname
Approximately 387 people bear this surname
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The Ogiegor surname is a combination of two words. Ogie meaning 'king' or a 'traditional ruler', while Egor is a name of a local government in Benin, Edo State, Nigeria. Ogiegor is a native name that has being in existence for centuries.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 376 | 1:471,124 | 23,774 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Ogiegor Surname Meaning
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The Ogiegor surname is a combination of two words. Ogie meaning 'king' or a 'traditional ruler', while Egor is a name of a local government in Benin, Edo State, Nigeria. Ogiegor is a native name that has being in existence for centuries. The Ogiegor family answer the name Ogiegor for easy identification among sons and daughters from Ogiegor royal family in Benin City, Edo State Nigeria. The Enogie of Egor is the traditional head of Egor Dukedom in Egor Local Government in Benin.
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Where Does The Last Name Ogiegor Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ogiegor is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogiegor? popularity and diffusion
Ogiegor is the 744,013th most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ogiegor reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 471,124. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Edo, where 93 percent live, Delta, where 4 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and Italy, where 0 percent live.
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