Ogunware Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogunware Surname User-submission:

From the words Ogun, which is the Yoruba 'god of iron', wa, which means 'to look for' and ire, which means 'goodness' or 'greatness'.

Ogunware means 'the god of iron is looking for greatness'.

Ogunware Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6221:284,79516,051
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England31:18,572,686338,250
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Ogunware (16) may also be a first name.

Ogunware Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the words Ogun, which is the Yoruba 'god of iron', wa, which means 'to look for' and ire, which means 'goodness' or 'greatness'.

Ogunware means 'the god of iron is looking for greatness'.

- adedayo1

Ogunware Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogunware occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogunware? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ogunware is the 510,276th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 11,369,026 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ogunware reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 16 people.

The surname Ogunware is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 622 people, or 1 in 284,795. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 52 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Ekiti, where 11 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Ogunware Last Name Statistics demography

Ogunware earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ogunwaare9412/
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Ogunbare8848/
Ogunuare881/
Ogunwari881/
Ogunbaire823/
Ogunwor803/
Ogunvar801/
Ogunbore75106/
Ogunbor67945/
Ogunvor671/
Oghunbor6313/
Ogunbayrowa633/
Ogonwori631/
Ogumbor533/

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