Ogunya Surname
Approximately 527 people bear this surname
Ogunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 329 | 1:538,428 | 26,395 |
| Tanzania | 149 | 1:355,313 | 26,378 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
Ogunya (16) may also be a first name.
Ogunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ogunya is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogunya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 591,720th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 13,828,360 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ogunya are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 329 people, or 1 in 538,428. In Nigeria Ogunya is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 62 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Edo, where 7 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 28 percent are found and Uganda, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ongunya | 92 | 12 | / |
| Oguunya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ogunnya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ogunaiya | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ong'unya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ogunoyia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ogonya | 83 | 614 | / |
| Ogunyo | 83 | 404 | / |
| Agunya | 83 | 304 | / |
| Ogunia | 83 | 125 | / |
| Ogunja | 83 | 98 | / |
| Ugunya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ogunnaiya | 80 | 98 | / |
| Ogounyayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Angunya | 77 | 124 | / |
| Ogunija | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ogonnya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ongunia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gugunya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ogunnia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gogunja | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hugunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gagunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogoonya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hagunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ongunyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogunnija | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ogonaaya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ung'unya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hungunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogonyo | 67 | 1,787 | / |
| Agunyo | 67 | 1,299 | / |
| Agonya | 67 | 303 | / |
| Ogunjo | 67 | 134 | / |
| Agunia | 67 | 131 | / |
| Ogonja | 67 | 63 | / |
| Agunja | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ugonya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogonia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogonnaiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogunjá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogugno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oguneo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugunja | 67 | 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 Ogunya
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