Oguko Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oguko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oguko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Oguko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oguko is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oguko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oguko reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Oguko is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Homa Bay County, where 25 percent live, Kisii County, where 25 percent live and Kisumu County, where 25 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 36 percent live and Nigeria, where 27 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onguko91438/
Ogusko9189/
Ogouko9111/
Oghuko911/
Ongugko8312/
Ong'uko831/
Aguko80989/
Ogoko80376/
Oguka80215/
Eguko8049/
Ogiko8031/
Anguko736,993/
Onguka73716/
Ogusco7347/
Ogokoh736/
Hogoko733/
Agukoh732/
Ugauko731/
Eghuko731/
Ogukah731/
Ogokho731/
Auguko731/
Agouko731/
Ogouka731/
Oghiko731/
Oghoko731/
Ongouka679/
Augusko675/
Anguuko672/
Ong'uka671/
Angukho671/
Agoukou671/
Ogausco671/

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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
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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 Oguko
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