Ogungbemi Surname

46,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogungbemi Surname User-submission:

Ogungbemi is Yoruba/Hausa surname, meaning 'saviour of people'.

Ogungbemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria10,9901:16,1191,561
England611:913,41146,955
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Austria91:946,15970,786
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ogungbemi (322) may also be a first name.

Ogungbemi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ogungbemi is Yoruba/Hausa surname, meaning 'saviour of people'.

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Ogungbemi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogungbemi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogungbemi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 46,501st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 653,709 people. The last name Ogungbemi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ogungbemi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogungbemi is also the 488,964th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 322 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10,990 people, or 1 in 16,119. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ondo, where 22 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Kogi, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Ogungbemi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ogungbemi last name is principally Christian (90%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Ogungbemi surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ogungbemi earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.17% less than the national average, earning $40,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.65% less than the national average, earning $37,933 CAD per year.

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