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 has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogiegor? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 744,013th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. Ogiegor occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ogiegor reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Ogiegor is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 471,124. In Nigeria it is most common in: Edo, where 93 percent reside, Delta, where 4 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside and Italy, where 0 percent reside.
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