Ogowa Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ogowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Ogowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogowa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,746,159th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname Ogowa is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ogowa live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Ogowa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 3,107,768. In Nigeria Ogowa is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 84 percent reside, Lagos, where 9 percent reside and Abia, where 2 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Ogowa is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 22 percent reside and Kenya, where 15 percent reside.

Ogowa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ogowa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.47% less than the national average, earning $27,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ogouwa9118/
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Ogowua913/
Ogoowa911/
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Hongowa831/
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Goigowa831/
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Ogawa80436,217/
Okowa80644/
Ogoba80337/
Ogova80212/
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Egowa8021/
Ogowo809/
Ugowa802/
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Ogouwahe775/
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Gogova732,232/
Oigawa731,502/
Ogobai73232/
Oghoba73113/
Agouwa7390/
Eghowa7375/
Ogoiba7355/
Ugoiwa7342/
Ogouba7335/
Egowah7332/
Aghowa7314/
Oigowo7311/
Agowua739/
Ogobay737/
Ogowei737/
Ougawa736/
Hogawa736/
Ongova735/
Eggowa735/
Asgowa734/
Okhowa734/
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Hogova734/
Hokowa733/
Eegowa733/
O'Gawa733/
Ogobah733/
Ogawoa732/
Agowaï732/
Ogobea731/
Ogauwa731/
Oukowa731/
Gogawa731/
Egouwa731/
Oggawa731/
Oygawa731/
Ogawha731/
Ogawua731/
Ogavoa731/
Ogab671,686/
Agow67478/
Ogov67130/
Ogaw6757/
Ogob6747/
Goghova6724/
Ogof6716/
Asgowua674/
Gogaway673/
Hongova673/
Ogaf672/
Ong'owo672/
Hoghova672/
Angoway672/
Angouwa672/
Aghowoa672/
Ougoiba672/
Ogoviea671/
Hogoiba671/
Agouwah671/
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Agouwai671/
Ongowei671/
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Gougawa671/
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Ogav671/

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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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  • 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 Ogowa
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