Ogiogwa Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogiogwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogiogwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
England91:6,190,895170,599
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Ogiogwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogiogwa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogiogwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ogiogwa is the 1,701,480th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ogiogwa live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Ogiogwa is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 1,687,074. In Nigeria Ogiogwa is most numerous in: Edo, where 46 percent live, Oyo, where 23 percent live and Delta, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Ogiogwa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and Ireland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojogwa7746/
Osogwa7716/
Iongwai7185/
Ohongwa716/
Uzoigwa716/
Osuigwa714/
Ogiugwe713/
Ojiogua713/
Ogiogbe712/
Eziogwa712/
Osuogwa711/
Osoegwa711/
Egiagwa711/
Asoggwa711/
Ogiagba711/
Giongwo711/
Asoogwa711/
Ogiugwo711/
Ehoigwa711/
Ojiogwo711/
Yogwa6756/
Aogwa674/
Jogwa674/
Iogba671/
Oagwa671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ogiogwa
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