Ogira Surname
Approximately 1,753 people bear this surname
Ogira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,083 | 1:36,047 | 4,715 |
| Kenya | 419 | 1:110,215 | 9,432 |
| Nigeria | 218 | 1:812,581 | 36,138 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
Ogira (122) may also be a first name.
Ogira Demographics
Ogira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ogira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ogira is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogira? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 230,742nd most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,157,185 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ogira are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ogira is also the 844,248th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 122 people.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 1,083 people, or 1 in 36,047. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Abim District, where 40 percent reside, Soroti District, where 20 percent reside and Amuria District, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 24 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.
Ogira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Ogira
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