Ogiwo Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Ogiwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Ogiwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogiwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ogiwo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ogiwo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogiwo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ogiwo is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogiwo reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Ogiwo is most common in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Besides Kenya Ogiwo exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 43 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oziwo | 80 | 191 | / |
| Oguwo | 80 | 48 | / |
| Ogibo | 80 | 43 | / |
| Agiwo | 80 | 20 | / |
| Osiwo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ogivo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ogiwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ogewo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oghiowho | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ogiewa | 73 | 107 | / |
| Ogiebo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ogaibo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ogivos | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ochiwo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Osuiwo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Osihwo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ohgibo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ogiboh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gogiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agiwop | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ocgibo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aguiwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ongewo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogievo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogivgo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egiwoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojivwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogewoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ochiewo | 67 | 124 | / |
| Ongiewa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ogiebho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oghewho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oghiewa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ogiwo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis