Ogoya Surname

569,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ogoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1951:236,82016,541
Tanzania1511:350,60725,844
Uganda1201:325,32721,922
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Ogoya (22) may also be a first name.

Ogoya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogoya has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ogoya.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogoya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 569,728th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 13,154,415 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Ogoya are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most common first name internationally, held by 22 people.

Ogoya is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 236,820. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 63 percent live, Migori County, where 26 percent live and Busia County, where 5 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 27 percent live and Uganda, where 22 percent live.

Ogoya Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongoya91599/
Gogoya9142/
Okgoya917/
Hogoya916/
Oogoya913/
Ogoy891,830/
Ogoa89289/
Ongouya831,140/
Hogoyau8330/
Hongoya839/
Goygoya831/
Ogaya802,369/
Ogoye80779/
Agoya80663/
Ugoya80358/
Ogeya80337/
Ongoy80310/
Ogoyi80272/
Gogoy80218/
Ogiya80121/
Ogoyo80119/
Ogoja80100/
Oñgoy8010/
Oghoa802/
Oghoy801/
Ogouy801/
Ocgoa801/
Egoya801/
Ongaya732,792/
Angoya731,607/
Gogiya731,511/
Hongoy73861/
Ongoye73281/
Ongiya73231/
Gogaya73143/
Gogoja73133/
Gogoyi73111/
Ugoyah7380/
Ongoyo7374/
Agouya7368/
Hogaya7351/
Gogoyo7342/
Gogoia7341/
Hagoya7335/
Oghoye7319/
Ongeya7318/
Ogojah7317/
Gogoye7316/
Ongoja7311/
Hogoye739/
Ougaya738/
Ohgiya737/
Gogeya737/
Ogiyah737/
Ongoyi737/
Onggoy735/
Ogooja734/
Ogayas734/
Ogohia733/
Ogoyeh733/
Ogieya733/
Okgaya733/
Ogayah733/
Gagoya732/
Ogiyas732/
Hoñgoy732/
Ogayau731/
Oghaya731/
Ougiya731/
Ugoaya731/
Oghoyi731/
Ongoia731/
Oguyia731/
Ogouyo731/
Ungoya731/
Gougoy731/
Agoyah731/
Agoyas731/
Ogayaz731/
Ogeyah731/
Ogou6713,927/
Ogay6711,005/
Ogai677,829/
Agoa673,985/
Ogoe673,684/
Egoy67925/
Agoy67864/
Ogea67813/
Ogoi67347/
Ogaa67182/
Augoyat67176/
Ogey67151/
Hongaya6789/
Angouya6785/
Ugoy6780/
Ogau6717/
Gogohia6713/
Ogae6713/
Ogoj6713/
Hogayau6711/
Ougueya6711/
Oghoaja6711/
Ong'oyi674/
Ugoa673/
Ogoiaja673/
Hogojau672/
Ogéa672/
Honggoy672/
Anggoya671/
Ogaj671/
Ongojah671/
Onngiya671/
Hongoyo671/
Ongouye671/
Oungoyi671/
Ogoî671/
Gougiya671/
Gougoye671/
Goigoyi671/
Goigoyo671/
Aungoya671/
Ong'iya671/
Hogohyt671/
Oghayah671/
Oghayha671/
On'goyi671/
Ong'aya671/
Oungaya671/

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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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  • 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 Ogoya
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