Ogonyi Surname
Approximately 598 people bear this surname
Ogonyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 495 | 1:357,864 | 19,258 |
| Kenya | 92 | 1:501,955 | 25,569 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
Ogonyi (122) may also be a first name.
Ogonyi Demographics
Ogonyi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ogonyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogonyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ogonyi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogonyi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 538,129th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,186,532 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogonyi reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogonyi is also the 844,248th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 122 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 495 people, or 1 in 357,864. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Cross River, where 86 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent live and Benue, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 15 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Ogonyi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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 Ogonyi
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