Oginya Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oginya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oginya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Oginya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oginya (Russian: Огиня) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oginya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oginya is the 2,506,728th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oginya live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria Oginya is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 87 percent are found, Benue, where 3 percent are found and Kogi, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 41 percent are found and Kenya, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oguinya926/
Onginya921/
Ogienya921/
Goginya921/
Ogeienya861/
Ogenya83115/
Aginya8385/
Ojinya8317/
Ocinya834/
Oginia834/
Oginja831/
Ochinya7754/
Onginyo7746/
Ongenya7746/
Anginya7742/
Ogoinja7736/
Gozinya7720/
Hojinya778/
Gazinya777/
Haginya774/
Oguinia771/
Aguinya771/
Ozeinya771/
Ozienya771/
Ojeinya771/
Osinyah771/
Hoginia771/
Osinaiya715/
Gachinya713/
Hosainya711/
Anginyah711/
Ang'inya711/
Hongenya711/
Ojenya67298/
Ojinia67100/
Ajinya6765/
Ogenia6746/
Azinya6727/
Agenya6719/
Osinyo6717/
Osinia6717/
Ozenya6710/
Ocenya677/
Ojinja675/
Ogenja674/
Osinha674/
Ozinia673/
Oginio673/
Ogenyo672/
Agigna672/
Ozegna672/
Ugenya671/
Aginia671/

Oginya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oginya in the Russian language
Огиняogina-

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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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  • 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 Oginya
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