Ogubi Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ogubi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogubi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya761:607,63028,249
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
Uganda631:619,67132,575
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ogubi (26) may also be a first name.

Ogubi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogubi is most common in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogubi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,155,901st most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ogubi live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 36 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name Ogubi is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 607,630. In Kenya Ogubi is primarily found in: Busia County, where 95 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 1 percent reside and Kisii County, where 1 percent reside. Beside Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and Uganda, where 30 percent reside.

Ogubi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogoubi914,877/
Ogubie91316/
Ogubio91187/
Ogubei911/
Ogoubei83109/
Ogoubyi835/
Ongoubi834/
Ougoubi832/
Ogouboi831/
Ogoubiy831/
Ogoubii831/
Hogubie831/
Ogujbio831/
Oguba80531/
Ogobi80383/
Ogube8061/
Agubi8027/
Ogibi8017/
Oguwi8011/
Ugubi803/
Oguby801/
Ogouvi73298/
Ogobai73232/
Agoubi73174/
Oghobi7338/
Ogouba7335/
Agusbi7325/
Ugubai7323/
Agubai7313/
Angubi7310/
Ogouby739/
Eghubi738/
Ugubie735/
Ogoube734/
Ogibie732/
Ogubay732/
Agubie731/
Eguboi731/
Oguwie731/
Oghibi731/
Agubei731/
Hagubi731/
Oguwai731/
Onguvi731/
Oghuba731/
Ogibei731/
Ugubio731/
Ogobie731/
Ojguba731/
Ogoubé731/
Angoubi672,298/
Aggoubi67138/
Ogoubeï6731/
Agoubai679/
Ogoubey677/
Gugubai675/
Gagubai674/
Ogubaja673/
Angubai673/
Egoubyi672/
Aghoubi672/
Ongaube671/
Ogoubeî671/
Ogoubge671/
Ankgubi671/
Angaubi671/
Eggubai671/
Oguwihe671/
Aegoubi671/

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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 Ogubi
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