Oguku Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Oguku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 139 | 1:332,229 | 20,203 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oguku (41) may also be a first name.
Oguku Demographics
Oguku Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oguku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oguku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oguku is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oguku? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,300,225th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oguku reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most widespread given name world-wide It is held by 41 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 332,229. In Kenya Oguku is mostly found in: Nyamira County, where 70 percent live, Kisii County, where 24 percent live and Nairobi County, where 3 percent live. Barring Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
Oguku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Oguku last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogusku | 91 | 46 | / |
| Onguku | 91 | 9 | / |
| Oguzkut | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ougusku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ogiku | 80 | 208 | / |
| Aguku | 80 | 112 | / |
| Ogoku | 80 | 4 | / |
| Eguku | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ogucu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Anguku | 73 | 328 | / |
| Oygucu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ogutcu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Unguku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ughuku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ocgoku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aguuku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auguku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gugukcu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Agahuku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Angukku | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogucheu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gokgucu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agoukou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Annguku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hangguku | 62 | 4 | / |
| Ugucu | 60 | 316 | / |
| Agiku | 60 | 18 | / |
| Egiku | 60 | 13 | / |
| Agoku | 60 | 12 | / |
| Ugoku | 60 | 1 | / |
| Anghoukou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gugucu | 55 | 7 | / |
| Ungucu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Eghiku | 55 | 1 | / |
| Aggiku | 55 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Oguku
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