Ogua Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ogua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3681:106,08510,465
Nigeria1331:1,331,90052,479
Benin481:215,32519,968
Solomon Islands221:26,3655,164
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ogua (68) may also be a first name.

Ogua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogua (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﻛﻪ) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 533,524th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. The surname Ogua is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ogua reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ogua is also the 1,181,159th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 68 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 368 people, or 1 in 106,085. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Arua District, where 87 percent reside, Buikwe District, where 3 percent reside and Maracha District, where 2 percent reside. Besides Uganda Ogua is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and Benin, where 8 percent reside.

Ogua Last Name Statistics demography

Ogua earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 78.33% less than the national average, earning $9,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oguah89415/
Ogwua89180/
Oguai8955/
Oguha8924/
Oguas8915/
Oggua893/
Oguaz892/
Oghua892/
Osgua891/
Ougua891/
Okgua891/
Oguay891/
Hoguha8041/
Ongkua8022/
Oguoha8020/
Ogwuah8017/
Oguaha8011/
Ouguas809/
Hoygua807/
Ogwuoa804/
Ouguad802/
Oguayp801/
Hougua801/
Ogwuay801/
Onguah801/
Ouhgua801/
O'Guay801/
Oghuah801/
Goggua800/
Ogba7522,417/
Agua759,733/
Ogwa753,163/
Okua751,432/
Oqua75997/
Oguo75267/
Água75200/
Ocua7520/
Àgua751/
Honghua7325/
Oguahaa7317/
Houguay737/
Onguhea732/
Houguas731/
Ogwuaei731/
Hoguais731/
Honguha731/
Aguay67862/
Aguad67584/
Ogbaa67445/
Oguey67421/
Hogba67414/
Ogbuo67265/
Aguaz67211/
Ogwai67177/
Ogwah67170/
Okuah67162/
Hongcuay67123/
Aguah67111/
Ogbai6776/
Ogway6773/
Okwua6772/
Oquah6760/
Hagua6759/
Ogbea6757/
Ogbou6745/
Oguoh6743/
Ogbay6740/
Agwua6733/
Ouguo6730/
Hoqua6716/
Aguai6716/
Ogwuo6715/
Aguea6713/
Okuae6712/
Oghwa6712/
Ouqua679/
Gakua678/
Oghba675/
Ogwas674/
Aguaa674/
Oncua674/
Aghua673/
Oghuo673/
Okgwa673/
Onkua673/
Ohgwa673/
Ogwaa673/
Ogwau673/
Oogba672/
Oguei672/
Aguaí672/
Akgua672/
Ougba672/
Gokua672/
Gacua672/
Okuea671/
Oquea671/
Aggua671/
Okgba671/
Ougwa671/
Oguos671/
Ogkwa671/
Ogbha671/
Oigba671/
Ojkua671/
Oguoi671/
Oguou671/
Ogwea671/
Ogouhahe671/
Okuat671/
Ocuat671/
Àguas671/
Aguau671/
Ogbaj671/
Ogbau671/
Ogwha671/
Oquas671/
Ahgua671/
Hokua671/
Oquay670/

Ogua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ogua in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻭﻛﻪawkh-

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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 Ogua
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