Oguntowo Surname

468,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oguntowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oguntowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7141:248,09914,359
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Oguntowo (23) may also be a first name.

Oguntowo Last Name Facts

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

Oguntowo is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oguntowo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oguntowo is the 468,873rd most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 10,163,941 people. The surname Oguntowo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oguntowo are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 23 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 714 people, or 1 in 248,099. In Nigeria Oguntowo is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 76 percent reside, Lagos, where 11 percent reside and Ogun, where 2 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oguntuwo8836/
Oguntobo884/
Oguntawo881/
Oguntoibo827/
Ogountoibo781/
Ogountoïbo781/
Oguntoba75360/
Oguntubo75300/
Oguntuwa7525/
Oguntuwah712/
Oguntuwash671/
Aguntoba631/

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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 Oguntowo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis